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.
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Democratic congresswoman: Immigrant child deaths are ‘intentional’ Trump administration policy
By Ian Kullgren
May 22, 2019
“The House Homeland Security Committee broke out in a skirmish today after Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) accused the Trump administration of intentionally killing immigrant children at the border.”
“When the committee returned, it voted 9-7 to strike Underwood’s comments from the record.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/22/lauren-underood-immigrant-child-deaths-1339399
Illinois is an embarassment. It is simply mind numbing how some of these people get elected.
Madigan looks for candidates he can control