Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty. Albert Einstein

75% of our Chicago Public Schools are on the Warning List.



The following Chicago schools are on the Warning List

SCHOOL NAME / COMMUNITY AREA


Altgeld West Englewood
Dumas Woodlawn
Ames Humboldt Park
Emmet Austin
Andersen West Town
Esmond Morgan Park
Armstrong Austin
Fairfield Chicago Lawn
Ashe Chatham
Faraday East Garfield Park
Attucks Douglas
Farragut South Lawndale
Avalon Park Avalon Park
Farren Grand Boulevard
Banneker Englewood
Fermi South Shore
Barton Auburn/Gresham
Fernwood Washington Heights
Bass Englewood
Fiske Woodlawn
Beidler East Garfield Park
Flower East Garfield Park
Bethune East Garfield Park
Fort Dearborn Washington Heights
Bond Englewood
Foster Park Auburn/Gresham
Bouchet South Shore
Frazier North Lawndale
Bradwell South Shore
Fulton New City
Bright South Deering
Funston Logan Square
Bunche West Englewood
Garvey Washington Heights
Burbank Belmont-Cragin
Gillespie Roseland
Burke Washington Park
Gladstone Near West Side
Byrd Near North Side
Goldblatt West Garfield Park
Caldwell Avalon Park
Goodlow West Englewood
Calhoun North East Garfield Park
Graham New City
Carpenter West Town
Grant Near West Side
Carter Washington Park
Greeley Lake View
Carver Riverdale
Green Washington Heights
Carver Middle Riverdale
Gregory East Garfield Park
Carver Primary Riverdale
Guggenheim Englewood
Castellenos South Lawndale
Haley Roseland
Cather East Garfield Park
Hamline New City
Chalmers North Lawndale
Hammond South Lawndale
Chopin West Town
Harper West Englewood
Clarke, M. Austin
Hartigan Grand Boulevard
Collins North Lawndale
Harvard Greater Grand Crossing
Cook Auburn/Gresham
Haugan Albany Park
Copernicus West Englewood
Hay Austin
Crane Tech Near West Side
Hearst Garfield Ridge
Crown North Lawndale
Hefferan West Garfield Park
Cuffe Auburn/Gresham
Henson North Lawndale
Curtis Roseland
Herzl North Lawndale
Daley New City
Hinton Englewood
Davis, Nathan Brighton Park
Holmes Englewood
De Priest Austin
Howe Austin
Delano West Garfield Park
Howland North Lawndale
Deneen Greater Grand Crossing
Hughes, Charles, North Lawndale
Dett Near West Side Hughes,
Langston Roseland
Dewey New City
Jackson Auburn/Gresham
Doolittle Douglas
Jefferson Near West Side
Doolittle West Douglas
Jenner Near North Side
Douglas Douglas
Johns West Englewood
Douglass Austin
Johnson North Lawndale
Drummond Logan Square
Jungman Lower West Side
Dulles Greater Grand Crossing
Kanoon South Lawndale
Key Austin
Reed Englewood
King Near West Side
Revere Greater Grand Crossing
Lafayette West Town
Richards Career Academy New City
Lara New City
Ross Washington Park
Lavizzo Roseland
Ruggles Greater Grand Crossing
Lawndale North Lawndale
Ryder Auburn/Gresham
Lewis Austin
Ryerson Humboldt Park
Logandale Avondale
Schneider North Center
Lowell Humboldt Park
Sexton Woodlawn
Madison South Shore
Sherman New City
Manierre Near North Side
Sherwood Englewood
Manley East Garfield Park
Shoop Morgan Park
Mann South Chicago
Smith Pullman
Marconi West Garfield Park
Smyth Near West Side
Marquette Chicago Lawn
Songhai West Pullman
Marshall East Garfield Park
South Loop Near South Side
Mason North Lawndale
Spencer Austin
May Austin
Spry South Lawndale
Mays New City
Stagg Englewood
McCutcheon Uptown
Suder Near West Side
McNair Austin
Sullivan South Chicago
Medill Primary Near West Side
Sumner West Garfield Park
Melody West Garfield Park
Talcott West Town
Metcalfe West Pullman
Thorp South Chicago
Mireles South Chicago
Tilden New City
Morgan Auburn/Gresham
Tilton West Garfield Park
Morrill Chicago Lawn
Webster West Garfield Park
Morse School Humboldt Park
Wells West Town
Morton Humboldt Park
Wentworth Englewood
Mount Vernon Washington Heights
Westcott Chatham
Nash Austin
Whitney South Lawndale
Nia Near West Side
Woods West Englewood
Nicholson Englewood
Woodson North Grand Boulevard
Oglesby Auburn/Gresham
Yates Logan Square
O'Keeffe South Shore
Young Austin
Orr Humboldt Park
Otis West Town
Park Manor Greater Grand Crossing
Parker Englewood
Parkman Fuller Park
Parkside South Shore
Peabody West Town
Penn North Lawndale
Piccolo Humboldt Park
Pickard Lower West Side
Pope North Lawndale
Powell South Shore
Price Kenwood
Pullman Pullman
Randolph West Englewood
Raymond Douglas
Reavis Kenwood


Note: There are 7 Chicago School Board Members. Out of the 7 members, not one of them is an educator. Mayor Daley appoints the school board members. This is what the school board is made of:

There are 4 bankers, 1 consultant, 1 medical doctor, and 1 businessman.


PER THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY2003 BUDGET ANALYSIS -- the Civic Federation


Property Tax Levy Trends

The CPS property tax levy is projected to increase by 3.8 percent in FY2003, from $ 1.48 billion to $ 1.54 billion. Since FY1999, the levy has risen by 13 percent.

Where do property revenues go? In recent years, property tax revenues have been distributed into four funds. The chart below shows the proposed allocation for FY2003. This mirrors the distribution in recent years.

The vast majority of property tax receipts are used for General Fund purposes. Approximately 74 percent of the levy, or $ 1.1 billion, will be deposited into the General Fund in FY2003. The second largest amount, $ 276 million, will be used for the Public Building Commission Operations and Maintenance (PBC O & M) Fund. This fund supports the repair and maintenance of CPS buildings. 5 percent of the levy will be used for the Workers and Unemployment Compensation Tort Immunity Fund and 3 percent for Public Building Commission lease rental payments.