2024 in review: A look back at the Chicago school funding fight in op-eds

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Sept. 30: Stacy Davis Gates, "Chicago's public schools have never been fully funded"Our schools have always been underfunded, because they, like our highways and former public housing, are intertwined with the project of segregation in the city.
59% : Foundations funded experimental new entries, such as the Noble Network of Charter Schools, which became the system's top performer with a high percentage of minority and low-income children.
51% : It created the opportunity for people like Juan Rangel, who led a charter school network, to replace beloved community schools with enterprises run outside the accountability of local school councils and government oversight.
42% : Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has made increasing funding for public education his cornerstone issue.

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