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.
It’s about time that Pat O’Brien spoke up. He’s invisible. “Nobody” knows he’s running for Cook County State’s Attorney. None of the Republican Chairs are assisting him. ☹️
Typical Illinois Republicans all they do is hide in the corner and say yes boss Madigan yes sir. They will never become reality in this state again, done,gone,adios amigos.
Bottom line now is, If you shoot a criminal, attacking, robbing, raping , murdering , while defending yourself or others, don’t get caught, especially on camera, doing so . Keep that in mind.
The race to surpass California (and what other states?) as the most liberal state in the nation.
No need to pass new laws in Illinois.
It is so much easier to hand out Free Pass to Ignore the Law, and Get Out of Jail Free cards.
““You’re basically degrading a neighborhood and indicating to people who want to commit crimes that it’s okay,” O’Brien said about the policy. “You’re telling people generally that the fact they obey the law doesn’t matter because ‘we’re giving consideration to people who disobeyed the law who we think are victims, too.’””
He must read my comments here. Like I’ve been saying, this is all about decriminalizing the behaviors of Black people because of systemic racism. But as I like to say, other Races following the law disproportionately is not anti-Black racism. Most other people still consider these crimes.
She’s only doing her master’s bidding.
Nope,(Kimesha Foxx) is just a pawn, she is too stupid and obnoxiuos to follow anyone’s bidding but her own, but that exactly why her “masters” put her in the position she is in. That is/was exactly what they wanted. A pre-programmed idiot drone, to cause chaos according to exactly where and what they wanted. They only reason they gave her tickets to the Oscars, was nothing price to pay for their schemes and the publicity possibility of moving her disfunction to higher levels if(when( she get elected to higher office. Moseley Braun/Obama same diff