Chicago Public Schools is failing its students in almost every way. What can be done to save the educational futures of Chicago’s children? Join Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski as he participates in an education roundtable discussion hosted by Seeking Educational Excellence (SEE).
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Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski testified on April 10, 2024 to members of the House Revenue and Finance Committee at the invitation of Rep. Joe Sosnowski. Ted told lawmakers that the state’s property tax burden has become dire for countless Illinoisans.
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Reporters in Chicago don’t ask tough questions of Democrats because they don’t want the answers.
We’re in the process of implementing BBPress.
Excellent
Probably need to look further up the food chain.
If the newspaper didn’t like the reporter’s stories, presumably the reporter would eventually be let go.
Another aspect is good political reporting is often research intensive.
The governmental make up in Illinois lends itself to obscurity not transparency, compounding the problem.
Yup. And you could look still further up the food chain and realize the paper prints what people want, so a hard look in the mirror is in order.
Crain’s is the most puzzling. Why can’t a business publication get some clarity on the financial issues of the State? Their *political* guy is obsessed with his own connections to politicians rather than actually analyzing much of anything. Someone their should have some basic arithmetic skills.
Gigantic bias.