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.
Since the article is behind the paywall and published by the Tribune, I’ll have to assume it’s all systemic racism. Free water is a right! Alright, grab a bucket and head to the nearest source. Better yet, have some of the strong and powerful matriarchs carry a bathtub full. Water weighs 64 pounds per cubic foot. Free! Free! It’s for Me! Water bills be racist!
My browser lets me read the article for free if I go into reader mode. The article is a rambling piece about how Dixmoor’s pipes are aging, they owe $2,000,000 to Harvey for water, they used the money for payroll. The article, of course, fails to mention pensions. We here at WP know that Dixmoor could likely afford its bills if it didn’t have those racist, legacy pension obligation to pay. PFF is correct when he says the pension will be paid, but unfortunately, most of the state of IL will look like Dixmoor and Harvey, crumbling to the ground… Read more »