Al Joins the Stupidity
Of course, "reverend" Al Sharpton had a ten-ride-pass on the Stupid Express:
- Reverend Al Sharpton has joined the push to keep Chicago Public School kids home on the first day of school. CBS 2 [...] reports on why the civil rights leader says the boycott is necessary.
The Rev. Al Sharpton talks about the funding divide between Chicago Public Schools and those in affluent areas.
"It leads to unequal access to education," he said to the congregation at New Landmark MB Church.
- Those urging the boycott say for example, a Winnetka school receives about $17,000 for each student. A Chicago school gets about $10,000 for each child. Property taxes fund a large part of education – and taxes are higher in more affluent areas.
Maybe the extra $7,000 per kid comes from not having endless layers of bureaucracy, chronic waste and abysmal management that plagues the CPS. We have the highest local and county taxes in the nation, yet three decades of throwing money at the schools has yielded substandard test scores, a fifty percent drop out rate, generations of hamburger flippers and a murder/violence rate that rivals entire nations on the European and African continents.
Trust us - money isn't the problem. It's how they're spending it.
Trust us - money isn't the problem. It's how they're spending it.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
62 Comments:
SCC,
"It's how they're spending it."
Excellent quote. You hit the nail right on the head.
I may not be a parent-yet, but I am certainly not stupid. I would never send my kids to Chicago Public Schools. There are several dozen private schools available and located all across the city.
ALSO:
Sharpton forgot something huge: its not all about the money, its about applying yourself and trying to build a successful future. The US Govt offers free public education through the high-school level. Why not take advantage of every minute of it to succeed?
I could go on for HOURS about this. How ignorant all these reverands are. Do they actually think skipping a day of school will help? Yeah right!
Keep insisting it is the government's fault, take no personal responsibility, and hope more "funding" becomes available.
If you spent $1,000,000 per child in this city, it still wouldn't matter! The complete lack of civility and social skills can not be overcome anywhere but from birth, AT HOME!
I hope that if Meeks carries out his threat of taking students to businesses that at least one the CEO's has the balls to tell them the problem is NOT in Springfield!
This "entitlement" bullshit makes me so sick. I hate this City!
The Reverend Al I-Ain't-So-Sharp-But-I-Weigh-A-Ton says---
It's all y'all white peoples fault.
good money after bad
I wonder what the Winnetka schools spend on nursery and daycare in their schools compared to Chicago???
While we at it, lets compare both systems security budget......
Here is where your money is going:
New Landmark MB Church is located at 2700 W. Wilcox. For parents living near that location, the area attendance ele school is Calhoun North and HS is Crane. All the below stats are from the CPS website.
Calhoun North is 99.4% black. Crane is 98.1% black.
For Calhoun, '06-'07 Students Exceeding State Standards for the Highest Grade Enrolled was only 1%. Enrollment is 509. That means (5) Students Exceeded State Standards for the Highest Grade Enrolled. 5. That is it.
As for Crane, enrollment is 1,038. % of students that Meet/Exceed PSAE State Standards: 11% or 114. Students Exceeding State Standards: 0% or NONE. ZERO. NOT ONE. NOT ANY. Average ACT: 14.6, the IL avg is 20.1
These are the schools that are the closest to that church Sharpton spoke from. Why is that church not helping? Why do they have to run up to Winnetka, when the problem is literally in their back yard? With all of the tax exempt money that MB church is bringing in, why does it not have it's own school? Why should more of the citizens' tax money be spent there?
Unbelievable.
What's wrong with these parasites?
What's enough for them?
How about getting a job, paying some taxes, and buying your own fucking food with something other than a LINK card? The situation might improve, but that would be too much work wouldn't it?
what's everybody so upset about? MB stands for make-believe, right?
I hope an asian long horn beetle crawls up meeks and sharptons ass and eats them from the inside out, a revs teach your community to spend more time with there kids its not about funding or resources its about accountability, half the time the police and school security spend the better part of the morning chasing your kids into school, community leaders like you are the reason why there is no progress but only degress in our community.
Ignorance begets ignorance
Am I wrong or what? Isn't it a crime to actively abet truancy? If it is,the which of our capon bosses will act, and lock up few of the con man reverends? And if hey wont act, are they not committing a crime themselves?
Die already fat al. 80-90% of the mutts dont want to be in school and over 95% contribute zero tax dollars. Not sure which is the mythical character, bud bilikin or the passing CPS student.
You see Andy, I was down and out, then I saw the light. Call me Reverend Kingfish now. And I gots a whole lotta money. Put them dollars in the basket. The lord hears more than coins, he hears paper too Brothers and Sisters. That Rev. Al ain't got nothin on me...
I heard Robert Mugabe is poised to be the next principal of (fill in the blank) high school!!!
Finally, the teachings of Chalkie will find their way into the classroom!
hey if anyone wants to ruin their day, just look at your property tax bill and see how much you pay to the chicago public schools. the same public schools that you cant send your kid to--for obvious reasons. why cant the public schools be like the tollroads? if you want to use it--pay up. if you dont or have never used our shitty public schools, then you shouldnt have to fund it.
Stupid is, is stupid does!
Forrest Gump
It's hard to believe the African-American community is not successful with the likes of Al Sharpton leading the way.
SCC another graet observation! they steal so much and with their friends and family create a $100,000+ job program no wonder the money is gone! Maybe the marchers could get a job and pay extra for their drop outs to go to another school the cps is the most corrupt school system just like everything daley touches and the idiots will march! meeks will still get millions in extorsion payments simple as that!
if you want equal funding..... they tell your flock to pitch in just a little bit. i have no children in CPS, yet i pay thru the nose in property taxes. the bottom line.... this city has wayyyyy to many freeloaders living the good life.. while a smaller portion pays for everything. thats way this place is in trouble and the pols are afraid to say it
"Sure, teach your children how to be truants and irresponsible." Just what we all need is for these kids to stay out of school and stand on the street corners looking for trouble. AL is not to SHARP. No pun intended. Yes it was!!!
TAWANA TOLD THE TRUTH!!!
not
Staying home from school for frivilous crap like this is why they get shot and into other trouble and why they can't get good jobs in the future.
Get your asses back in school and learn something!
Putting more tax dollars into the CPS is like painting over mold.
let me rephrase that...
is like buying 45 caliber ammo for your nine.
I needed to reach Mookie too.
My fto told me the mb stood for militant bastard.
The best money I ever spent was on my childrens catholic educations in both grammar school and high school. My mother always said you get what you pay for. It's a shame the $ wasted on the parasites who always have their hands out.
CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHY NAPERVILLE'S SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO EXCEL AND CPS DOES NOT. INQUIRING MINDS NEED TO KNOW. ALSO MONIQUE BOND YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
If the revs. are truly serious about inadequate funding keep the CPS kids home for as long as possible,just like bus boycott in 1950s Alabama.
I would never send my kids to Chicago Public Schools.
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Not all of them are bad. I'm the product of Catholic schools and swore I'd never send my kids to CPS. But they're in an excellent school, with excellent teachers, and an excellent administration. If we didn't have access to that, they'd be in private school somewhere in the city (but probably not Catholic school, as the quality in the ones in my area has gone down considerably in their efforts to just stay afloat).
Al should open his own private schools here. Invest in your flock.With all the money donated to you and your causes(lawsuits) you should be able to afford to open a few schools and pay for your flock to attend. Oprah spent millions in Africa for a school.....send his flock there. It isn't the money, it is the lack of motivation of future honor students and lack of parental(parent) support of students. Many other schools do with alot less and produce many actual scholars. But I guess the good rev would rather play the race victim rather than putting his money where his mouth is.
Isn't this the same Rev that owes the IRS 1.5 million. Maybe if he paid his taxes there would be money for education. Pay up or Shut up!
I support Al sending his misfits to the suburbs. Give them a taste of what they are always defending. All of those white guilt idiots can practice what they preach. Enjoy the diversity.
Lookee Here!
Every public person who gets behind this redistribution of wealth scam; every Reverend who encourages children to be truant and every editorial board backing this nonsense, do-nothing, stunt should be held legally responsible for each truant child resultantly injured, traumatized, threatened, or God Forbid murdered.
Now, that would be a genuine redistribution of wealth!
All the Revs and all the $$$ will never change a thing! It begins at home and what you teach your children about values. If they value education, they will succeed. Anything in life worthwhile is worth working for. Nothing is free. Throwing $$$ in the suckhole will not solve the problem. The politicians throw $$$ at ideas like shooting arrows at a target. Unfortunately they never check to see if the arrows ever hit the target. You can't teach those who do not want to learn or do not value life or education. The politicans and revs have created a culture of entitlement. This entitlement culture is like baby birds who never grow up always waiting for someone to bring them a worm. Then again as long as the politicans and revs can keep people down, they stand to prosper.
They just want their freebees, as usual. It's'everybody else's fault but their own, as usual.
I wonder if anybody but myself ever noticed this but why does the Catholic Archdiocese build and provide schools and education for all to attend and the (reverend Meeks) others of his ilk with multi-million dollar churches dont build a single one? Why not pool your community resources and collection plate and truly (serve) your God and community. They wont because they dont give a rat's ass.
Just an observation.
Worst place to stand if you're frightened of being trampled to death?
Between Al Sharpton and a TV camera.
Or just compare what American schools spend per pupil to what the (far superior) South Korean schools spend. There has been an inverse correlation in the United States over time between spending on education and results.
Close the schools we would save billions, then all the trash could move to the burbs and get the good schools, Chicago would become nirvana the good people would move back come on arne duncan your a failure like your shit system close em down sell the land why not?
Read in today's paper that Meeks met privately last week with the City Council's Black Caucus. I'd like to know if there's also a City Council White Caucus. And if not, why not? But I'm sure there must be one, right? Otherwise, that would be a tad bit racist, wouldn't it?
the squeaky wheel gets the grease. i dont like rev al but i wish some of the people that think like i do would stand up and make some noise. like a homeless begger on michigan ave , if it didnt work they wouldnt do it.
Al Sharpton. Enough said. I wonder what angle he's playing and how much it's going to get him? I'm sure he really cares about the chilunz.
its not the amount of money spent on the schools it the children that attened them put a school from naperville on the west side and watch it go to shit .........
Those schools have a limited number of students in attendence that live in those communities. Any out of area students must pay an outrageous amount to attend. Community taxes are thus able to fund education because census data is known. In Chicago, they accept anyone who wishes to enroll in the public school system whether they are legal residents or illegal immigrants. This put's a strain on the current funding system. Then you must include all of the additional BS spending, political contracts and stealing. Then they use what is left over and divide it between the students.
Just my opion!
The $10,700 number that is tossed around is an overrall average for every CPS student.
On average, high schools get $5000 more per student than grammar schools. So, high school kids always get some amount more than 10,700 per student.
Also, schools in "poor areas" get hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions more in federal discretionary funding. This is money that comes directly from the federal government for schools that have more than 40% of the students at or below poverty (that means the student receives some kind of federal assistance, lunch program, welfare, SSI, etc...). The school gets even more federal money as their percentage of "poor" students rises.
Many high schools have over 98% of their students classified as poor. That means big money. In fact, in the entire CPS more than 85% of all the students are classified as poor.
What happens is high schools and grammar schools on the north and far southwest sides get very, very little federal money because they have less than 40% of their students are "poor". These schools get MUCH LESS THAN the average 10,700 per student. These schools are also the highest performing schools.
Schools like Crane and Fenger get MUCH, MUCH MORE than the average 10,700 per student once you factor in the federal funds for the percentage of students at or below poverty.
Since new Trier definitely gets very little or no federal money, it is HIGHLY LIKELY that Crane HS and Fenger HS actually get MORE money per student than New Trier.
No Chicago reporter has picked up on this yet. The School Board doesn't want to disclose specifics because it would show the millions of dollars wasted on the lowest performing schools.
Every neighborhood grammar school on the NW Side that has been taken back by the families in the neighborhood (read no bussing) is in the upper rankings of the state. It can be done but everyone has to do their part. As far as high schools go, all of the magnet high schools from Jones on North are great schools and don't give me that business about St. Ignatius and Loyola. Those parents wish their kids were in Northside, Payton, Young and Jones.
Even if one doesn't have any children in public schools, it's not particularly hard to argue that an educated populace is beneficial for society at large.
That being said, will spending more money in schools like Crane make a difference? Certainly not.
I read a study not too long ago that found that the biggest determinant of whether a child does well in school isn't whether they go to a private or public school, it's how much the family values education. Families that value education are naturally more likely to be willing to pay for school.
I have a number of friends I know from high school (Lane Tech) who came from Asian families who grew up poor and went to district grammar schools, but they all graduated from college.
Poverty isn't the issue, parental involvement is, but parasite reverends aren't about to call out their lifeblood as the shitty parents they are.
Parents of school-age children in Chicago and its suburbs should go check the illioisloop.org web site. This site addresses school issues in great detail.
High achievement scores are really a reflection of the socio-economic background of the tested students' parents. If you have college-educated parents who are reasonably achieving adults, then you'll see reasonably achieving students. These parents are very involved with their children's education - and the administrators of their children's schools know this as well. There is accountability; because if Johnny's parents are concerned about Johnny's school problems, they're calling or visiting the school until the problem begins to be addressed. This attention to detail doesn't occur at many Chicago schools, and at many suburban schools were the parents are disinclined to actively observe and participate in their children's education.
Throwing money at the problem won't solve the achievement or drop-out problem. Did you know that HALF of the male students in the Chicago school system don't graduate from high school? Who's fault is that? But if you don't graduate from school, don't know how to behave in a business context, you won't get a job, or hold a job...and then you're hanging out.
I greatly appreciate this blog-site for accurate information regarding what's really occurring in Chicago. Between corrupt politicians and senior government officials, crazy high taxes, deteriorating infrastructure, continued job losses, and yes, the ever increasing crime rate, we Chicagoans have serious problems without leadership to even begin to address the situation
How could this story not get play in the national media?
Why not have the Springfield group give up their raises for the schools?
Dirty rotten bastards.
I wonder what the Winnetka schools spend on nursery and daycare in their schools compared to Chicago???
While we at it, lets compare both systems security budget......
8/12/2008 01:08:00 AM
Um, I don't think they have a Head Start program in Winnetka.
So CPS spends $10k per student, who have an abysmal graduation (and intelligence) rate.
I wonder what the "per student" cost is for the Amish community. Probably a few hundred bucks each, and I'd bet they are light years ahead of the average CPS student. Now why is that?
Can I ax a question? Why don't Revs Meeks and Sharpton hold the first day of classes at the House of Hope?
They been down on the Bible studies meetings lately. I'm sure there's plenty of room.
It's not so much as the way it's being spent,when you have a policy that dictatates that a non-tenured teacher can be fired without justification/cause which means the chicago school system is a big gaint joke,because they don't promote new idea's,encourage imagination and advise new techinique's for teacher's to use,entead the instill fear in the teachers: "TOW THE LINE,CONFORM TO WHAT WE SAY,DO AS WE SAY,DO NOT USE YOUR IMAGINATION". Therefore what good teacher a teacher of high quality will want to work for C.P.S. knowing full well that it takes years to obtain tenure?????
If parents in these communities took responsabilty for their children,then who would need the likes of vermin like Meeks and Sharpton?They have their own agenda,keep the people ignorant and they stay in power.Any word from ,snip your nuts,Jackson on this issue?
"AL is not to SHARP. No pun intended. Yes it was!!!
8/12/2008 09:04:00 AM"
But he sure weighs a ton.
Cant we do what China did and put a cap on how many children each woman in Chicago can have? That could help solve this problem.
Its their culture to not go to school and ask mfor more for free. Who cares already!
I hope the Winnetka PD brings out reinforcements 'cause there will be way too many white t-shirt, blue jean m/1 with a baseball caps disturbing the peace with the rev's blessing of course. Poor Winnetka, they are going to get a taste of ghetto.
How many baby-daddys and baby-mamma's attend New Trier??? Just axing.
Doesn't the homeowner in Winnetka pay property taxes through the nose for their mini-mansions?? Hasn't anyone informed the brainiac revs they pay more taxes compared to the average west-sider who doesn't pay taxes and drains our tax system with SSI, SSD, Link cards, Head Start,WIC program, methadone programs, and all the other federal programs that drain the middle-class tax payer.
Let's not forget the CPS paying for backpacks and school supplies and for the funerals of CPD gang-banger"victims". Kids who attend NW or SW side CPS schools don't meet the "criteria" for the freebees. Why don't they give out free school supplies to every taxpayer???? C'mon revs and Duncan isn't that fair????? Why are taxpayers paying for the funerals of kids felled by bullets who probably don't even attend school and are in gangs?? Unfortunate? yes, especially if the kid isn't a gang-banger, but we shouldn't be footing the bill. Why isn't there a lawsuit out there on this????? Why is the CPS in the business of paying funeral expenses?? Who's accountable for this budget faux paux????
No Chicago reporter has picked up on this yet. The School Board doesn't want to disclose specifics because it would show the millions of dollars wasted on the lowest performing schools.
8/12/2008 04:59:00 PM
I'll bet you "Reverend" Meeks knows that though.
Mo' Money....throw Mo' Money.
But he sure weighs a ton.
8/12/2008 10:52:00 PM
Good one!! Thanks for finishing the train of thought.
I just heard that idiot Meeks on the radio. I love this quote he said ...
"The people of Winnetka wouldn't be paying for the CPS, the state will!"
WTF ... so the whole fucking state has to sink more money into the black hole known as the Chicago Public Schools because these stupid families don't know how to get jobs and raise children?
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