[txrefugee]

For that extravagant amount of money, Chicago public schools must deliver a first class education.

[bgill]

Hugh paychecks v. dismal test scores. IIRC, Chicago teachers were caught changing students' test answers. Corruption is rampant throughout CPS. 2011 Illinois Interactive Report Card - https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/ ◾44% Hispanic, 43% Black, 9% White, 3% Asian ◾Avg. Teacher Salary: $71,236 ◾Instructional Expenditure Per Pupil: $7,946 ◾Operational Expenditure Per Pupil: $13,078 ◾Low Income: 86% ◾Average classroom size: 26.5 for 8th grade; 20 for high school ◾11th Graders Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks: 21% in Reading, 19% in Math, 11% in Science, 38% in English