Posted on 03/07/2017 9:51:05 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
....The newly minted hip-hop star, who won the first three Grammys of his career for his album "Coloring Book" last month, met with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner last Friday to discuss the cash-strapped education system in his hometown.
Chance, real name Chancelor Bennett, left the meeting visibly upset and noted he had urged Rauner to "do his job" during their "vague" discussion. He also promised fans on Twitter that his "fight has just begun" on the matter and that he would "have a plan" to further address the issue on Monday morning.
The 23-year-old made good on his word by promising to donate $1 million
(Excerpt) Read more at wtov9.com ...
An obvious political proud ploy. Michelle Obama even tweeted about this publicity stunt.
Does Chance realize that his million is just going to pay for Chicago public school teachers to retire with fat pensions and free healthcare that private sector workers could only dream of?
Like a raindrop falling into Lake Michigan... what difference does it make in that bankrupted system?
Whatta waste ,, most likely the unions will end up with it and give it to the dims campaign to fight Trump’s proposal to offer better school choices .
Probably well intended, but he may as well be giving money to a heroin addict.
I believe that Zuckerberg donated millions to NJ public schools and got ZIP, NADA, NOTHING in any improvement what so ever!!! Money thrown into a flushing toilet!!! He should have put the money into OPENING new charter schools instead of WASTING it on a 100,000 dollar a year janitor public school employees!!! Just SICKENING!!!
If he really wanted to help, he would offer scholarships at private schools for inner city kids.
No this rapper dude has no clue as to where his money will go. Assuming its an unrestricted donation to the schools, they will spend it as you indicated. His money will disappear and have no impact on Chicago’s schools.
A fool and his money...
well one million will be enough to buy all the staff enough crack for about a week
Money meet toilet
Administrator’s raises, all around!
Money down the stupid drain. People never understand throwing money at a problem won’t make it go away.
no details on his plan. just spend money. rejects accountability. Note the comments at the site:
“..........my favorite, doesn’t just talk.”
“why chance doing more than government?”
“buying tix to upcoming tour, you just donated to education.”
“the check says ‘like for the kids’ awesome”
Yes, Zuckerberg had a $100 million effort to improve Newark’s public schools and concluded that the money was pretty much wasted, and that urban public school districts are not going to be improved by more cash.
Oh that’ll solve all their problems...NOT
Fixed it.
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