Number of half-empty Chicago public schools doubles, yet lawmakers want to extend school closing moratorium – Wirepoints
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.
It looks like scores are heavily weighted towards cities with income taxes (they always score 2 points), although cities with an income tax typically don’t levy a sales tax (something most proponents like CTU forget when suggesting city/commuter tax). I’m not sure why Chicago has a zero score for sales tax.