[GOPJ]

Chicago gives money to schools based on ‘warm bodies’ in chairs.

Not on grades, achievement, test scores, happiness, unicorn visits .... just ‘warm bodies in chairs’...

At least in Atlanta when liberal teachers were cheating it was to make up for failed efforts to teach the kids. In Chicago it's just to lie about ‘warm bodies in chairs’...

[Dilbert San Diego]

Chicago schools are said to be among the worst public schools in the country. Congrats to all who could do so, who have moved out of Chicago or put their kids in private/better schools.

Well, to the extent that funding is tied to enrollment and attendance, they have some money issues don’t they?? I’m sure Rahm and his boys can figure it all out.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Conservative parents who are stuck in Chi-Town are moving their kids to Charter or Private Schools, would be my guess.

Or else, the ‘migration’ of undesirables from Chicago continues with Madistan and Mpls./St. Paul Taxpayers picking up the tab?

[austingirl]

Born and raised in Chicago on the Southwest side. This will date me but when I went to Bogan HS, we had National Merit Scholarship finalists, National Honor Society members, and many went on to college.

Last time I visited Chicago in 2006, Bogan looked like a prison and is a technical school or something.

[Fresh Wind]

Adult ghosts vote in Chicongo, so it makes sense that younger ghosts would also go to skool there.

[GOPJ]

Or about $250,000 per class room per year at 25 students per class. For that much money you could pay the teacher $100K, buy every student a new laptop and textbooks every year and rent space in a tony office building. The amount of money we piss away in public schools every year is unbelievable.

Ding, ding, ding - we have a thread winnah!

[uncitizen]

Busted!