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.
Abolish tif districts now
Chicago will never go for bankruptcy because if they do the city will have to disclose all assets available. There are a couple of billion dollars floating around in the stupid TIF zones that suck money away from the coffers. Schools dont get money from TIF zones, libraries, other city services, police, fire, streets, parks etc. All that cash goes to the piggy bank if the mayor and alderscum who then can reward family and friends.
Sophia King has received thousands of campaign contributions from Scott Goodman of Farpoint Development who is trying to get Many millions in TIF dollars from the Michael Reese site in her ward. All in the city have been notified. Not a word. She needs to be investigated. King and park District boss Michael Kelly also will not respond to requests to have the Columbus statue in grant park defaced by the BLM domestic terrorists cleaned of graffiti. Sickening