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.
Larry the Mayor is outraged that she’s short, ugly gay and black.
Wow! Is this sanity and rationality or “you didn’t give me my pork!”?
There is nothing more entertaining than watching the Left turn on each other.
I can see it now- Lightfoot is searching for some “ism” to accuse them of: racism, homophopia, etc meanwhile recognizing she cannot level those accusations at them because they are hispanic and LBGT actvist she simply retorts that she is embarrased for them. Meanwhile she should be pointing the finger back at herself for her inability to effectively govern. Sorry Lori, buts that’s show business for ya!
This blocking of Lightfoot’s unlimited spending powers isn’t because these Chicago Aldermen have suddenly became cautious and responsible fiscal stewards of Chicago finances. No, its because they all want to ensure that they get their own great big slice of the pie and to get their beaks wet.
It pains me to say it, but that’s always been the give-and-take of doing politics, hasn’t it? I doubt its ever been done cleanly and selflessly, especially when big-bucks deals are in play. Did you see the Daniel Day Lewis movie where he played Abraham Lincoln? Its eye-opening story line is along the lines of what I’ve said here, and that was a long, long time ago. Some things never change, it seems, even as we’d all like to think and hope otherwise.
Boohoo
Racists!