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.
Well, I agree with tax reform but let’s begin by cutting off all spending on the public school system. It is nothing more than a a huge indoctrination program that makes previous attempts by socialist and communist entity’s at this kind of thing look like child’s play.
Ever wonder why each successive generation since the end of WWII was more screwed up than its predecessor?
Well you can thank the Public Educational System and National Education Association for that.
It’s time to shut this whole mess down and start over.