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 eviction ban is going to mean lost money for some landlords because there are a number of people who spend all their money every month and will never be able to pay back rent. Add hiked property taxes, and the result is lower property values, postponed maintenance, etc.
You’re looking this the wrong way. The Landlords are just being asked to contribute their equitable share of rent to BIPOC and others who can’t afford rent. Landlords have $$$, tenants don’t. Therefore, it’s only equitable that Landlords pay for Tenants’ rents during these troubling times. We should all feel good about this shared experience.
I disagee, I think they should pay or face eviction. Especially since there is no stay at home order.
He was being facetious.