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.
My prediction – The shine comes off the Loop soon. Many of the businesses in the Loop have been enablers of Chicago Democrats. There is no reason for LaSalle street to exist, or Wacker.
The shine is already off. There were crowds of 100’s of wildlings, or more, last night trying to resume looting again in the loop. It wasn’t even on the news at all – because that would be racist – but pictures were all over twitter. There were fights everywhere. State St. is still half boarded up. I was downtown a week or two ago for business. The buildings are all 3/4’s empty. No one wants to return to the office wearing a mask. The only people on the street were a odd assortment of bums, vagrants, and teens causing ruckus.… Read more »
This adds detail to what I’ve window-watched for several months now – gradual and near total devolution of the Loop area. Based on the voiding of the E.O., a decent mayor would announce complete immediate opening of everything, from stores to restaurants to the lakefront with no restrictions and there MIGHT be a chance. But NO way. She’s complicit in the takedown and actively working to keep regular people OUT –>
Let’s see if they bother or just save the effort and put it toward Plan B – exodus. Many states will welcome them low-hassle.