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.
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, Ha!
The State of Illinois has a massive spending problem because the State of Illinois exists to serve the Public sector unions. The state spends massively and inefficently to “employ” AFSCME, SEIU, CTU and IFT members (plus the legion of ghost payrollers). The taxpayers can all go to hell.
Big Government does not exist to serve the masses. It exists to grow Big Government. Cutting spending does not grow Big Government, therefore it will not happen.
The worst thing about Illinois is it is a high tax burden state, but provides little in the way of services to the people. All the revenue is designated for friends and family of our state leaders. JB is in way over his gigantic head.
I read the journal article and I am in full agreement that before more tax is grabbed from us there are many things the state could implement to reduce our debt. But State vs. State comparisons fall short when they fail to consider location and population. The formerly great economic engine known as ChicagoMetropolitan Area must account for snow removal from transportation arteries: highways, rail, airport runways. Iowa has snow storms too but warns drivers to be careful, that is all. Coastal states have little snow but FEMA picks up a big part of the tab when weather disasters hit.… Read more »
Our ‘so called’ leaders don’t care. Sad. I fear for my beloved State.