Posted on 02/08/2017 2:10:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Roughly 381,000 kids were sent home this week from Chicago Public Schools with a partisan letter blasting President Trump and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Chicago’s WGN reported Tuesday that officials with CPS angered parents by handing out letters that excoriate Republicans — and Republicans only — for budget problems. A letter distributed on Monday begins by saying that Mr. Trump and Gov. Rauner “attack those who need the most help” as a segue into the state’s financial woes.
“CPS cannot run the school system that your children deserve with the funds we have,” the letter says. “Under the law, CPS has used all of its taxing power to bring in the most dollars we can. CPS has also borrowed billions of dollars to keep the schools open while the Governor and his political friends continue to cheat your children of their fair share of the state’s education dollars.”
“This is so inappropriate,” a parent who contacted the station said. “How can [CPS CEO Forrest Claypool] send political propaganda home?”(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at m.washingtontimes.com ...
I’m sure they’re futurecasting the reduction of future “gimme that’s”
Blaming O, out of the question, as was taking responsibility for their own actions.
My guess is that it costs around 20,000 per student to school these kids. And it is still not enough. Meanwhile the Lutheran School my youngest attended is a little over a third of that.
There is no level so low that the Dems won’t stoop to
The parents should it back saying we never accept Junk Mail
Has anyone seen a copy of this letter?
This isn’t even about class room funding. It is all about pensions
They most likely are pissed because Chicago is a Sanctuary City and they use fed bucks to support these illegals. Trump has said they will cut funds to sanctuary cities.
I think on an earlier thread on FR from this morning, there was a link to a FB photo or something.
The Trump administration is, hopefully, going abolish Dept. Of Education. They’re terrified.
That is so illegal and sets these people up to lawsuits as well. It’s firing time.
Public schools are Satan’s American masterpiece.
Get over it.
And our homeschool is under $500 per year.
Wonder if one looked at CPS management, if one would find an “cheating” of the children in the form of wasteful mismanagement of school district funds, over priced school executives, etc.?
We’re down to our last kid. Cost is probably $0.00
Chicago's schools are running out of cash after drawing down reserves and shortchanging pensions for years, which caused its annual payment to soar. The district has relied on borrowing to help cover budget shortfalls, making it crucial to maintain access to the municipal bond market. On Jan. 29, Moody's Investors Service cut the board deeper into junk, citing an "increasingly precarious liquidity position and acute need for market access to support ongoing operations."
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160202/NEWS13/160209943/fists-start-flying-over-chicago-schools
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