Number of half-empty Chicago public schools doubles, yet lawmakers want to extend school closing moratorium – Wirepoints
April 19, 2024
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A set of state lawmakers want to extend CPS’ current school closing moratorium to February 1, 2027 – the same year CPS is set to transition to a fully-elected school board. That means schools like Manley High School, with capacity for more than 1,000 students but enrollment of just 78, can’t be closed for anther three years. The school spends $45,000 per student, but just 2.4% of students read at grade level.
Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
What I get out of this ruling is taxpayers have no voice whatsoever in where their tax dollars are going. Soon 100% of tax dollars will go to pensions. Then What? Services will be eventually be cut to zero to satisfy pension demands plus healthcare. This goes against every state constitution and their responsibility to ensure laws are enacted and applied for ALL the people not just a select few. It is an ongoing fight between municipalities.politicians and unions fighting to get more money out of taxpayers and where it’s going. Most of our FUTURE earnings are already being diverted… Read more »
That’s what happens when you owe people money, you need to pay up. Not to worry, California will just increase some taxes and the problem is solved. The top rate would move to 16.3%. Once Illinois gets that progressive tax they too can experience paradise.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/california-tax-hike-millionaires