So instead of creating quality
schools in every neighborhood, what CPS has done is created this two - tier system and actually is closing down, as you said, neighborhood
schools under Renaissance 2010 and replacing them with charter
schools and a
privatized education system, firing or laying off, I should say, certified teachers, dismantling locally elected
school councils, and creating a market of
public education in Chicago, turning
schools over to private turnaround operators.
Last year, JPS was
under - funded by about $ 11.5 mil during the last
school year, while the conservative state leaders have continually changed laws and regulations to make it easier to
privatize public dollars (i.e. charter, vouchers, tax credits), starting with 3 charter
schools in Jackson.