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Originally Posted by Vlajos
CPS gets enough money. It spends something like $15,000 per student systemwide. And all schools get equal funding per student in the system.
There is so much affordable housing in Chicago. What do you mean by subsidized housing?
Police have been shifted to more violent and crime prone areas from other parts of the city.
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1) CPS needs to spend more money per student on the schools in Austin, Englewood, etc. than they spend per student on magnet schools or schools in wealthier neighborhoods. Many of the students in the poor neighborhoods need all the help they can get if they are to have a realistic chance of ending up as productive contributors to society. Give substantial bonuses so that the best and most experienced teachers will work in schools in the poor neighborhoods. Invest in quality after-school programs for the students.
2) Many of the families in those poor neighborhoods earn less than $20,000 per year. Which means they can afford about $500 per month for housing. Are there any decent apartments in the city you can rent for $500/month? I doubt it. These people need substantial subsidies in the forms of vouches or the like.
3) Until if/when crime is controlled in the worst neighborhoods, the city needs to shift even more cops to those neighborhoods.