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.
I’m Native Americans. I love the high school and sports mascots. I love the old movies and how we are portrayed. I want Lane Tech to restore the longtime mascot. I love rain dances, talking with hand over mouth and scalping.
What type of mascots do you think there will be in the next 100 years? Non-binary/transgender/unisex/third gender/agender/bigender/androgyne/Boi/probably none will be white. Any guesses?
I am thinking maybe the minions from Despicable Me would be a safe choice…