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.
This is a great example of why Government can not be trusted regarding taxes or anything else for that matter. The “Fair Tax” is a dodge and a con. It enables politicians to more easily raise taxes on everyone. I know I am preaching to the choir here, but I am not sure how anyone would vote for this, think about it…Illinois is already in the top 3 state in the US as it relates to taxation of its residents. Even with all of that tax revenue…its still not enough. This is not a taxation problem, it is a spending… Read more »