By Steve Rhodes
Just a couple brief math lessons today.
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More State Poverty Grants Go To Rich Schools.
“At the same time, Chicago Public Schools’ share of the poverty money has declined, while still representing $796 million of the roughly $1.8 billion in poverty grants offered this year. Two dozen of the state’s most impoverished districts also saw drops in poverty funding.”
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Penny Pritzker’s TIF.
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.@chipubschools is voting on a 329mill capital budget today that will add 25mill per year for 30yrs in debt svc to pay for scl closings.
— Raise Your Hand (@ILRaiseYourHand) April 24, 2013
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CPS May Find School Buildings Difficult To Sell: Some neighborhoods with slated closings already have too many vacant buildings.
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Deal with #UNO charters accounted for 57% of revenues in 2011 for @unochicago sr VP’s brother, city records show suntimes.com/news/19585776-…
— Dan Mihalopoulos (@dmihalopoulos) April 22, 2013
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Always, always, always follow the money.
P.S.
Parent Mentor Program At Risk Of Losing Funds.
Daley Math
Daley Giving $540,000 In Remaining Campaign Funds To Charity.
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Koschman Special Prosecutor Bills Come To $1 Million.
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I have an idea . . .
* * * Elsewhere on the Beachwood * * *
Local Music Notebook
Battle Of The Blues Fests, Urge Overkill Underwhelms & R. Kelly Still Not Amusing (It Will Always Be Too Soon)
Plus: Spencer Tweedy, Jimmy Langford & Coco Gordon-Moore.
And: Billy Bragg, Nicki Bluhm And The National Pork Producers Council.
Local TV Notes
Tom Skilling Was A Boyhood Weather Geek & Lovie Smith Is A Schmuck.
Plus: A Chicago Fire Spinoff And Local Casting Calls.
And: Northwestern writes a soap opera.
Random Food Report
Unhappy Meals, A Bird Flu Bet & The Chipotle Affair.
Plus: Bacon Is So Played Out.
And: Green Airport Food.
Fantasy Fix
Catching Up With The Catchers.
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Catch the fever.
Posted on April 24, 2013