brigid: (cta)
2013-07-18 10:10 pm

Mayer Rahm Emanuel paying off wealthy schools?

Saw this via PrisonCulture on twitter.

Mayor Rahm to north-side parents: Hush your mouths and you'll get your money

Pretty short article.

If you've got kids in CPS or pay attention to local news at all, you're probably aware that Emanuel is closing schools and laying off literally thousands of teachers, cutting school budgets, etc while also enlarging the pre-k program.

He's also apparently earmarked $55mil in tax money for a basketball arena for DePaul, and a hotel nearby.

Some North Side parents organized and are speaking out about it, and some North Side schools are getting $100k in extra money.

What do you think about the allegations?