At Harriet Tubman Elementary School - where enrollment has swelled by about 15 percent since September, serving more English learners - parents raised concerns to their CPS network officials when they found out that the proposed budget could mean losing three core teachers and other staff next year. The surprising suggestion: Fundraise money to fill in the gaps.
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.
Just raise the property tax in Chicago.
Problem solved!
That’s always an option.