After a last-minute plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is expected to halt legislation that would extend a moratorium on public school closings in Chicago. Johnson's letter to Harmon requested that HB303, which aims to protect selective enrollment and charter schools from closures and funding cuts until 2027, not be called for a vote. The mayor assured that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will not close these schools or disproportionately cut their budgets before 2027. This development follows Johnson's earlier commitment to redirect resources towards neighborhood schools while maintaining the status quo for selective enrollment institutions.
The mayor sent a letter yesterday to Senate Prez Harmon, asking to table HB303, a bill that would prevent admissions + funding changes at selective enrollment schools (and prevent school closures until 2027). One thing to keep in mind here on the language about admissions... https://t.co/fz0SpxI5JU
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Developments out of Springfield with Senate Pres. Don Harmon siding with @ChicagosMayor Brandon Johnson, Harmon's former aide, to hit the brakes on legislation extending a moratorium on public school closings in Chicago. By @JeremyGorner, @PetrellaReports https://t.co/GUkyqitumZ
After 11th hour plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Senate president likely to put school closing bill on hold https://t.co/rIxHkTDCXC
After a last-minute plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is expected to put the brakes on legislation that would extend a moratorium on public school closings in Chicago. https://t.co/QON60f27eh
After 11th hour plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Senate president likely to put school closing bill on hold. Story with @JermyGorner https://t.co/ApiofXS6vy
If you can’t trust a leader who tried to renege on kicking in $70M in a joint City-Cook-State agreement for migrant services who can you trust? I kid. Pass HB303 please @ILSenDems @ILSenateGOP @DonHarmonIL and keep CPS status quo until @ChiPubSchools Board is fully elected. Ty! https://t.co/8KxFb8fgmE
End of session stuff: Budget framework agreement reached; Johnson pledges no action against selective enrollment schools https://t.co/SGsmjvGedc
For context, Johnson’s handpicked school board alluded to redirecting resources away from selective enrollment/charter/magnet schools toward neighborhood schools.. but is promising not to close selective enrollments https://t.co/2ENFVmNTVj
Mayor Johnson pens letter to Senate President Don Harmon asking him not to call bill that protects CPS selective an enrollment schools for a vote. But promises CPS will not close those schools or disproportionately cut their budgets before 2027 https://t.co/HWWkTt1i4b
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