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The Most Interesting People in Politics and History, Volume 3: 250 Anecdotes and Stories

The Most Interesting People in Politics and History, Volume 3: 250 Anecdotes and Stories

Bruce, David

Paperback

Humor

ISBN13: 9798223082989
Publisher: David Bruce
Published: Sep 22 2023
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.24 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

1) In September 2008, James Meeks, a Baptist minister and state senator, organized an impressive act of activism. He led a boycott of Chicago Public Schools by nearly 1,000 students and instead bused them to two affluent North Shore schools. His purpose was to show the differences in funding and quality of education in the schools in different areas of Illinois. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, In a funding system fueled largely by local property taxes, New Trier Township spent nearly $17,000 per student in 2005-06 and Sunset Ridge spent about $16,000, while Chicago Public Schools spent an estimated $10,400 per pupil. A post by Paul Tough at highlighted just how good New Trier Township High School is, calling it a public school with four orchestras, a rowing club, a course in 'kinetic wellness, ' and AP (Advanced Placement) classes in French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Latin, and Chinese. The students from Chicago Public Schools were mainly black, while the students in New Trier Township High School were mainly white. Mr. Meeks said, If they can call an emergency session for capital projects, they can call an emergency session to deal with education. This is human capital. This is a 30-year problem, the system of funding education.

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