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re: Chicago public schools blow millions on travel while students can't read at grade level
Posted on 11/24/25 at 5:06 pm to Lawyered
Posted on 11/24/25 at 5:06 pm to Lawyered
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All it is is daycare with free meals
The parents don’t give a damn about the kids learning
That is 1000% why (D) always talk about pre-k. Not that it's shown to have any impact on learning outcomes, but it was never about that.
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Posted on 11/24/25 at 5:11 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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CPS OIG's report also reveals school system officials took lavish trips to Las Vegas, Egypt, Finland and South Africa.
Literally no reason for this. None.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 5:32 pm to hawgfaninc
I bet that’s not the only district
Posted on 11/24/25 at 5:34 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
The parents and administrators deserve each other.
I just hope they stay contained in their current geographical area.
I just hope they stay contained in their current geographical area.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 5:48 pm to LemmyLives
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Just an FYI, federal regulations often require extra staff to be hired when there are special needs kids, etc. My son's last year in elementary, he was blessed to have five kids that wore earmuffs and needed 2-3 TAs due to federal regs.
I said admin staff, no classroom staff. Go look at your local school admin costs. Probably have a bunch making 6 figures and do nothing for students.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 6:28 pm to kywildcatfanone
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said admin staff, no classroom staff. Go look at your local school admin costs. Probably have a bunch making 6 figures and do nothing for students.
Depends on the district. Some places admin are pretty overworked, at the school level anyway. At the district level there is no doubt a ton of waste of taxpayer dollars with worthless admin positions or ones that barely do their job. Most of the excess is related to federal regulations, NCLB, and IEP related nonsense though.
The biggest waste of money comes from instructional growth coach/teacher type positions. They provide absolutely nothing except for annoying teachers during PDs.
Obviously the situation here in Chicago is silly corruption on the next level, as to be expected with Chicago.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 6:37 pm to auyushu
Slightly off topic but equally important:
Remember when everyone said Lori Lightfoot was the worst mayor ever, then this clown got elected and made things 20x worse?
Don’t think the same thing can’t happen with Cantrell being replaced by Moreno. She’s just a more attractive City Council grifter who’s only looking out for herself.
These Democrat infested metros are in free fall.
Remember when everyone said Lori Lightfoot was the worst mayor ever, then this clown got elected and made things 20x worse?
Don’t think the same thing can’t happen with Cantrell being replaced by Moreno. She’s just a more attractive City Council grifter who’s only looking out for herself.
These Democrat infested metros are in free fall.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 7:09 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
It's Trump’s fault
Posted on 11/24/25 at 8:00 pm to kywildcatfanone
quote:I'm well aware that there are 6 VPs at my kids junior high with 2k students. Classroom "required" inflation of labor costs is not something to ignore. Mainstreaming disruptive kids whose parents have never controlled them in any meaningful way has costs.
Go look at your local school admin costs.
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As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,864 students. 22.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,064, which is $4,590 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience
22% at risk dropout rate (I don't know how that's calculated). Average home value of places zoned to that school is about $500k. Tell me again how good parents are. 13% in ESL? Recognize reality. There is too much of both. Our ISD president does make over $400k a year, which is absurd, but it's outstripped by the hundreds of $60k hires we have to make to accommodate kids that can't self soothe.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:48 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Chicago public schools blow millions on travel
On counsel's advice, LaToya Cantrell has been out of the public eye lately.
But now we know: Apparently she's been consulting for the Windy City.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:44 pm to jcaz
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Absolutely no reason for conferences in Finland when you’re teaching 8 year olds to read Dr. Seuss.
Oh, the places [democrat-controlled money] will go!
They probably used the same travel agent as the CoA in BR.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 3:50 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
quote:Average teacher salary is $71k.
The report comes as data shows that just 30.5% of students in grades 3–8 were proficient in reading, and just 18.3% of students were proficient in math in the spring of 2024.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 4:12 am to LemmyLives
quote:In a decade there will be more than 6 and probably less total number of students.
I'm well aware that there are 6 VPs at my kids junior high with 2k students.
The challenging issue with public educational bureaucracy creep is they continually manufacture administrative and internal credential creep.
Bogus shite to be sure; we are not getting better at educating children in many public school systems than we did in the past.
All this being said, I know there are educators and educational administrators out there who are caring and effective professionals.
Generally speaking though the entire discipline of education has unfortunately been lefticized.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 4:21 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
If they try to balance the school budget by reducing the police budget the cops will be biggly mad about it. Chicagos' Daniels will have his hands full trying to solve murders and fight the drug dealers with the mayors interventions.
Seen it on The Wire.
Seen it on The Wire.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 4:32 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Clearly they just need to invest more in their schools
Newsweek: Chicago School Scores Drop After Doubling Spending
Newsweek: Chicago School Scores Drop After Doubling Spending
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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has almost doubled its spending per student over the past decade, but test scores are dropping.
The district is spending $29,028 per student in the current school year—a 97 percent increase since 2012, according to a recent analysis by Illinois Policy.
The analysis, using data from the Illinois State Board of Education about the 2022-23 school year, found proficiency in math has dropped by 78 percent since then, while proficiency in reading has declined by 63 percent.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 10:21 am to bad93ex
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I'm shocked that they don't give a shite about the kids
Reminds me of "Rush" thirty years ago, telling about the Newark, NJ school system was Bankrupt, and the School Board members were on Vacation in the Caribbean.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 11:02 am to soccerfüt
I'm telling you, every school district is overbloated with administrative staff who have no real involvement in the classroom, and the classroom teachers are suffering because the money doesn't trickle down.
Taxpayers need to REVOLT!
Taxpayers need to REVOLT!
Posted on 11/25/25 at 12:11 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
What's the point in education when kids at these schools don't have to submit standardized test scores to get into college. Just give all the kids A's and they're off to Harvard.
Posted on 11/25/25 at 12:45 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Black politicians think they're celebrities and have no problem using your tax money to live that lifestyle. NONE. When you call them out on it, however, guess what that makes you?
Posted on 11/25/25 at 1:01 pm to SPEEDY
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$29,028
Katy ISD spends $14,684 per student, and they reed gud.
ETA: The average Katy ISD SAT score is 1076, which is 50 points higher than the national average, and over 100 points above the state average.
This post was edited on 11/25/25 at 1:05 pm
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