Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
Other than rising property taxes rising how many landlords refinanced their mortgage with historic low interest rates so some costs are lower? Seems like if you tried to evict a tenant during Covid they would immediately get the virus once they stepped out the front door. One reason for rising rents is non payment from previous tenants due to that they could not be evicted. New tenants are paying a higher price because landlords are try to make up the difference from losses. Some landlords are just riding the wave because everyone else is raising so why not.