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.
I have close to zero connections to anyone in Springfield; but it seems like its an open secret that Madigan is toast, otherwise they wouldn’t have defied him. They must have some inside knowledge that isn’t yet fit for publication. But after reading Kass’s article full of lurid insinuations, combined with real search warrants of Madigan’s closest allies, there appears to be a huge dumpster fire behind all that smoke…