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.
This is like pulling on a string (or peeing in the wind). It ain’t never gonna happen; or worse, if they actually look IL Policy’s advice, Springfield Democrats could decide that that ‘fair maps’ means that Democrats should control 80% of the legislature instead of 66%, because ‘inclusion and diversity and equity’ and all those other awesome buzzwords.