Chicago schools

[JudynTX]

The Chicago Board of Education has made a final vote to close 50 schools.

The ambitious proposal that sparked protests and lawsuits could help define — for better or worse — Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in office. The board voted Wednesday.

City officials say the closings are necessary because of falling school enrollment and as part of their efforts to improve the city's struggling education system. But critics have blasted Emanuel and schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett, saying the closings disproportionately affect minority neighborhoods and will endanger children who may have to cross gang boundaries to get to a new school.

Protesters rallied during the board's meeting Wednesday. They also sent busloads of teachers, parents and students to Springfield to lobby lawmakers to approve a moratorium on the closings.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/chicago-board-ed-vote-53-school-closings-19233262

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If enrollment falls, you have to consolidate schools.

[Trill Clinton]

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[Rogue]

shitty schools should just be shut down for fuck's sake. there're good schools but the majority of them are shitty ones (like UTSA) which drag down the overall quality of education like how illegal immigrants drag down the overall living standard of american people. i've only attended the best schools in my hometown since my 1st grade and the colleges i attended for bachelor and am about to attend are both top 500 of the world, not too impressive but still better than UTSA. higher education shouldn't be made available for everyone, and it's a waste of taxpayer money and educational resources to put them stupid shitheads in school.

[CubanMustGo]

Yes, we can tell by your writing that you've attended nothing but the best schools.