Chicago Schools Blow Millions on Trips While Kids Can’t Read

from Dr. Duke Show · host Dr. Duke Pesta, Dr. Jake Jacobs

Chicago schools spent $14.5 million on travel even as new data shows only 30% of students can read and just 18% are proficient in math—raising serious questions about the district’s priorities.

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