• If you are having problems logging in please use the Contact Us in the lower right hand corner of the forum page for assistance.

"Rich White People" Cause School Problems

Mike

Well-known member
CHICAGO (CBS) – A day before the first set of school closings was set to begin, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis had some harsh words about how the Chicago Public Schools are funded and managed, blaming much of the district’s problems on racism.

WBBM Newsradio’s Nancy Harty reports, at a luncheon on education reform, Lewis told members of the City Club that Chicago is the most segregated city in America.

“When will there be an honest conversation about poverty and racism and inequality that hinders the delivery of an education product in our school system? When will we address the fact that rich white people think they know what’s in the best interest of children of African-Americans and Latinos, no matter what the parents’ income or education level?” she asked.

Lewis said minority neighborhoods are disproportionately disinvested by the city, and see more foreclosures and school closures.

“It’s as if there were a concerted effort to make sure that these are not walkable, thriving, healthy communities,” she said.


Lewis also blamed banks for driving people out of their homes through illegal foreclosures, resulting in underutilized schools and a smaller tax base.

“If the banks had not crashed our economy, the district would now have nearly $180 million more to invest in our classrooms,” she said.

As for efforts to reform schools, Lewis said CPS should work with teachers to improve schools, and not appointed board members who’ve never stepped foot in a classroom.

“When did all these venture capitalists get so interested in the lives of minority students in the first place? There’s something about these folks who love the kids, but hate their parents,” Lewis said. “As long as the status quo of elites continues to impress upon our district, these horrible policies that may work very well in corporate environments – but are simply not good for children – the Chicago Teachers Union will be portrayed as oppositionists.”

She said inequality has prevented people from embracing more revenue for schools through higher property taxes.

“If you look at the majority of the tax base for property taxes in Chicago, they’re mostly white, who don’t have a real interest in paying for the education of poor black and brown children,” she said.

She offered suggestions for school funding instead of more cuts and layoffs – pointing instead to TIF funds, taxes on commuters and financial trades, and what she called a more equitable tax system to bring in billions of dollars for schools.
 

Steve

Well-known member
years ago,.. the wealthy town of cape May tried to be fair.. and entered into a fair regional school district.. a deal which cost them a bit more and was based more on proportional assistance then the number of children attending the schools..

Now that has come back to really bite them in the butt...


Regional School Fee for Cape May Jumps to $101K per Student

CAPE MAY - Due to fewer students from this seaside town attending the Lower Cape May Regional School district, the cost per student for Cape May has risen to $101,977 per student

Total revenue being collected by the school district from Cape May, West Cape May and Lower Township is $19.3 million.
Wichterman said Cape May’s share of the school district’s budget is $6.6 million which equates to 34 percent of the budget. Total enrollment of the Lower Cape May Regional School district is 1,557 students.

“We have 65 students going from the City of Cape May which includes Coast Guard kids,” he said.

Wichterman replied the situation was a “bottomless pit right now.” He said the regional school tax rates for West Cape May and Lower Township decreased while Cape May’s increased.

while an overwhelming majority of Cape May residences are well off.. there is still some of the families who have lived there for generations.. but they are now being forced out as the tax bill alone is more then most peoples entire combined housing costs

and there are rich in both Lower and West Cape may.. some really rich in fact.. and they are getting off because no politician wants to address the issue and side with the "rich"

which gets US back to the age old question..

so how much more should the rich pay....
 

Mike

Well-known member
The private school in my area that has K-12 grades and does an excellent job costs $3,900.00 per year per student for tuition. They get no public money to operate.

Over in the city Public Schools, they spend $8,800.00 per year per student. Plus several of those schools got a "Failing" grade in the achievement scores.

I want my country back......................
 

Steve

Well-known member
Another important question: how much is 'enough' to pay per student for a K-12 education????

most private schools locally charge less for K-8 and a bit more for high school.. and are about half the cost of public schools..

our school budgets are horrendous..

locally our total cost per student K-12 is about $23,000 per student.
 

Mike

Well-known member
Speaking in Ireland this week, President Obama stated that Catholic schools were divisive: “If towns remain divided—if Catholics have their schools and buildings and Protestants have theirs, if we can’t see ourselves in one another and fear or resentment are allowed to harden—that too encourages division and discourages cooperation.” On Thursday, the American Catholics for Religious Freedom fired back on President Obama’s words to 2,000 young people at the G8 Summit, stating, “President Obama’s anti-faith, secular agenda was shamefully on full display yesterday when he told the young people of Northern Ireland that Catholic education and other faith-based schools were divisive and an obstacle to peace. All Americans of faith should be outraged by these comments which clearly telegraph the President’s belief system and are in fact at their core even anti-American.”
 

Big Muddy rancher

Well-known member
Mike said:
Speaking in Ireland this week, President Obama stated that Catholic schools were divisive: “If towns remain divided—if Catholics have their schools and buildings and Protestants have theirs, if we can’t see ourselves in one another and fear or resentment are allowed to harden—that too encourages division and discourages cooperation.” On Thursday, the American Catholics for Religious Freedom fired back on President Obama’s words to 2,000 young people at the G8 Summit, stating, “President Obama’s anti-faith, secular agenda was shamefully on full display yesterday when he told the young people of Northern Ireland that Catholic education and other faith-based schools were divisive and an obstacle to peace. All Americans of faith should be outraged by these comments which clearly telegraph the President’s belief system and are in fact at their core even anti-American.”

What about All Black colleges? :?

Private Muslim schools?
 

Mike

Well-known member
Big Muddy rancher said:
Mike said:
Speaking in Ireland this week, President Obama stated that Catholic schools were divisive: “If towns remain divided—if Catholics have their schools and buildings and Protestants have theirs, if we can’t see ourselves in one another and fear or resentment are allowed to harden—that too encourages division and discourages cooperation.” On Thursday, the American Catholics for Religious Freedom fired back on President Obama’s words to 2,000 young people at the G8 Summit, stating, “President Obama’s anti-faith, secular agenda was shamefully on full display yesterday when he told the young people of Northern Ireland that Catholic education and other faith-based schools were divisive and an obstacle to peace. All Americans of faith should be outraged by these comments which clearly telegraph the President’s belief system and are in fact at their core even anti-American.”

What about All Black colleges? :?

Private Muslim schools?

Those are different. Minority groups can't be racist. :lol: :lol:
 
Top