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.
Things like this create dire economic situations. That does not matter to Lori who apparently did not pay attention to the tax hike defeat and is perhaps focusing on Biden’s winning the Presidency so that G=Chicago can get a Federal bailout. There is a flaw in her logic though because at the moment Alaska’s results are in and now the Senatorial balance is at 50-50 meaning if on Republican Senatorial candidate wins the Country has a considerable chance at gridlock meaning Lori, quit taking chances at the economic viability of your municipality and the people within it.
Idiots all around. Incompetence all around. Corruption all around. Stop listening to these morons.
Based on the budget disasters of Chicago and Illinois – and the failed bank of Pritzer in particular – it is clear these people are incapable of effectively assessing risk. I wouldn’t take their financial advice, I certainly won’t be taking their health advice.
Can’t take her seriously after her halloween get up.
It wasn’t a costume, mentally ill Groot really thinks she is a superhero
Suck it Lori. Im traveling all I want and where I want. You have no legal or scientific standing.
We’re all gonna die if we travel, stay home, listen to Lori & gang, don’t question, pay taxes!