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.
Every election the Trib supports Madigan’s legislative majorities one candidate at a time. Partly this is because the opposition can seldom find a decent candidate to run against any Madigan stooge, making the Trib’s decision easy. In my district last election the Madigan stooge was a classy educated young person and the opponent was a narcissistic half-wit IMO. Who recruits hopeless candidates like this? If there is any Illinois Republican leadership outside of the crooks from DuPage, it is invisible. No wonder the rest of the collar counties are trending Blue. Then in the last election, the Trib was happy… Read more »
Well summarized. A “Guillani” period will be what Chi needs very soon in order to remain viable, but the Wait will be protracted as the Will needs serious time to build.