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.
Lori is trying to get a job with senile joe and the Blm chosen vp. Not going to happen until the money people in Chicago finally get sick of watching their investment in this once good city stop going down the toilet. Last nights wildings that we’re allowed by the first district command staff headed by Jacob Alderden was another nail in the coffin. Yet again, the police stood down.
Policing is finished in Chicago. No police officer wants to be the next Jason Van Dyke and Robert Rialmo. Kim Foxx won’t prosecute either, so police do nothing and who can blame them.
If the drug companies want people to have confidence in their products they should should remove the liability waiver from ALL vaccines!
Please stop the grandstanding, Mayor Lightfoot. Despite what you may think, you have no chance of rising to national prominence because of your comments. Cleaning up Chicago would put you in a much better position.
BS