Editorial: Indianapolis acts on school consolidation. Chicago refuses, despite a projected deficit. – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

"CPS says it 'must divert between $400 and $500 million from the classroom annually to pay for debt service to fund school construction and repairs.' That makes little sense for a system with so many empty seats. Until CPS aligns its footprint with the number of students it actually serves, deficits will persist."
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OldJoe
1 month ago

Uh oh…..someone is confusing a Democratic Party slush fund with education again…..

Tommy Paine
1 month ago

While the inept Archdiocese is being run by clowns it has addressed the dclining enrollment in its schools. The last year of the baby boom was 1964. Those kids graduated high school in 1982. CPS and CTU are an embarrassment and the taxpayers deserve what they get both in the public school education their kids get and the tax bills the homeowners get for not voting for better people.

Deb
1 month ago

CTU won’t close all underutilized schools to be closed. CPS is afraid of CTU. It’s time for CPS to grow backbone.

Last edited 1 month ago by Deb
Wally
1 month ago

They’re still moaning about Rahm closing schools couple of years ago. Imagine if those schools were still open. Meanwhile, red neck states like Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi are improving their education systems where their grade schoolers are surpassing CPS students.

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