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’s so odd how these surveys are always the inverse of my neighbors’ opinions on back to school. We are beyond fed up with the CTU, the fear mongering and strong arming. We’ve lost a lot of families this year who threw in the towel and moved to the burbs or out of state and you can thank the CTU for it.