Greg Richmond, superintendent of the Chicago Archdiocese, said students with disabilities who attend nonpublic schools have the right to receive federally funded academic support under the Disabilities Education Act; He said the way the law is written means federal funds are distributed by CPS, even if the child is not enrolled in public school. The archdiocese said if funding isn’t restored, they’re prepared to explore all possible remedies, including legal action on behalf of their students.
The BS Artists are out in force about this little item, claiming that CPS notified them throughout the year that their funding would fall short. While it is possible and the Arch Diocese was told somehow…I find it super hard to believe that CPS would have a clue about funding of such a program, let alone proactively monitoring it’s fund burn rate throughout the year. Nah…calling BS on this one. Also, why should the funding for this program for the Diocese flow through the crime ridden thieves and grifters in CPS? Money disappears routinely. Seems like that puts CPS into… Read more »
Call my shrink
1 month ago
Another CTU/CPS snake move to make them the only game in town. This may give the DOJ the opening they need to open an investigation. And hopefully put an end to this shit
MsT
1 month ago
After reading the article, it would seem that financial disclosure (of the real kind) is sorely missing. Litigation would help turn “grant speak” into an actual financial accounting. Perhaps the federal Department of Education can help with this matter.
Deb
1 month ago
It’s no secret that CTU and CPS are against all private schools and wants to eliminate their competition, even if the methods may be illegal. CPS should focus on improving the education that they are supposed to be providing, not eliminating their competition.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The BS Artists are out in force about this little item, claiming that CPS notified them throughout the year that their funding would fall short. While it is possible and the Arch Diocese was told somehow…I find it super hard to believe that CPS would have a clue about funding of such a program, let alone proactively monitoring it’s fund burn rate throughout the year. Nah…calling BS on this one. Also, why should the funding for this program for the Diocese flow through the crime ridden thieves and grifters in CPS? Money disappears routinely. Seems like that puts CPS into… Read more »
Another CTU/CPS snake move to make them the only game in town. This may give the DOJ the opening they need to open an investigation. And hopefully put an end to this shit
After reading the article, it would seem that financial disclosure (of the real kind) is sorely missing. Litigation would help turn “grant speak” into an actual financial accounting. Perhaps the federal Department of Education can help with this matter.
It’s no secret that CTU and CPS are against all private schools and wants to eliminate their competition, even if the methods may be illegal. CPS should focus on improving the education that they are supposed to be providing, not eliminating their competition.