Number of half-empty Chicago public schools doubles, yet lawmakers want to extend school closing moratorium – Wirepoints
April 19, 2024
17 Comments
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.
reason #501 to move to a state with a more moderate climate.
This is an eye popping articale…states by law peoples gas can pass on customers unpaid bill ( expected to hit $70 mill this year) to paying customers and are therefore under zero pressure to shutoff gas for nonpayment. Also, kwaume basically rolled over and allowed pg to keep spending w zero oversight on their gas infrastructure,,all past on to customers as price of natural gas plummets