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Today, big cities nationwide again face similar dynamics as those that led to school closings across the country: major student population declines, aging buildings in need of repair and budget deficits. Here, as a $628 million deficit approaches and enrollment losses have accelerated, even insiders who oppose closings say balancing the budget would be more difficult if those 50 schools were still open. CPS has 81,000 fewer students compared to 2013, far outpacing the decline in the 10 years prior to 2013.
Summary and audio linked here.
Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Summary and audio linked here.
Illinois paid the price for embracing Fauci’s “science.” Here’s the retrospective.
Podcast link is here.
So with enrollment down again, when are they closing more schools?
The main issue was most of the closed schools were on undesirable blocks in undesirable areas of the city. You can’t convert a school to commerce when the school is not on a major street with existing commercial space. Maybe you make it a community center, but that’s assuming the park district doesn’t already manage one nearby. The sad truth is most of these school should have been converted to SRO housing. But no one wants SRO housing in their neighborhood because it’s associated with vagrants.. They all want magnificent spaces but there is no will and no money to… Read more »
Kid holding the sign doesn’t even know which way is up, probably because he can’t read.
Hmmm…all those empty schools. all those asylum seekers?? and CTU is dead silent on the entire issue
They don’t want to utilize the empty schools. As a Welcoming Sanctuary City, we’re inches from open war fare which will spread to every other Sanctuary City.
I think the CTU is eyeing those buildings as a housing option for retired teachers who will be homeless when the pension fund fails.