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.
Oh, oh, oh, can I comment? Wasn’t there an article in the Trib a while back, maybe a year ago, that claimed that the Metra on the south side was not a viable option because of ‘equity’? Metra was too expensive for POC in the area, the limited schedule doesn’t address varying work hours of community residents, and the metra platforms were not updated.