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.
Completely sickening….list of astronomical failings. But also left out from Marys list,– Illinois has been approved for highest in nation–$10 +billion, if needed , federal loan $ for unemployment compinsation. Which if used would all have to be paid back. Illinois is still paying back federal loan $ for unemployment from 2008…..all jb & the gang can possibly hope for at this point is not only hope dems take presidency but also senate in november..beyond that its go for broke/ mmt theory debt don’t matter drive us off a cliff
When Dante wrote “The 9 circles of Hell” he was probably thinking about Illinois. They are Limbo (taxpayers state of mind and wallets)-Lust-Gluttony-Greed (you know who)- Anger(definitely taxpayers)-Heresy-Violence (most of Chicago)-Fraud (you know who again)-and Treachery.
I started crying when I read this article.