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Asked about an elected School Board, the mayor replied, in part, "The current proposal that is pending in Springfield disenfranchises undocumented parents, which make up about 19% of the CPS population...The current proposal also does not address the reality that every year, the Chicago City subsidizes CPS to the tune of $500 million dollars."
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“The current proposal that is pending in Springfield disenfranchises undocumented parents, which make up about 19% of the CPS population.” In other words, without the count of undocumented (illegal immigrant) students, schools would receive 19% less funding, based upon student enrollment, and CTU would loose much clout. No wonder some educators teach Marxism to the kids.
The only growth in CPS student populations is illegal immigrants as black and white and asian children free the system.
And isn’t it racist to teach brown central american students socialism?