Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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94,000+ students enrolled in college and many of them will be getting their dream degree in music appreciation or dance or unicorn studies while racking up 10’s of thousands in tuition debt. I imagine that in the back of their heads they are hoping for debt forgiveness and for working taxpayers to foot the bill.
Sadly, they don’t even understand that these degrees are useless. Instead, they think it is a “systemic” problem that our economy does not sufficiently value a degree in unicorn studies.