On Monday night, over 625 people joined Fox TV commentator Juan Williams and syndicated radio host Michael Medved at an event cosponsored by AFP to discuss the need for school choice to restore competition and accountability in education.

The panelists agreed on the need to curb the power of the teachers unions in order to reward good teachers and dismiss bad ones so that all children can receive a quality education. See the article from Illinois Review for more details.

Overflow audience at School Choice Event in Deerfield

In an example of the unions and adults coming before the kids they are supposed to serve, the Illinois Policy Institute has put out a report showing how Illinois' unsustainable pension costs are eating up more and more education funds that would otherwise be used to educate children. Click Here for IPI's full report.

One disturbing reality from the report:

• In higher education – In recent years 80 cents of every new state dollar were spent on retirements leaving less for the classroom.

The R.J. Moeller Show podcast this week is a candid interview with AFP-IL's Joe Calomino. Give it a listen!