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Chicago found millions for migrants. Why are its own children being left behind?

Rooftop Revelations: I believe in taking care of our own home first. It puts us on the right footing to extend a strong, helping hand to others

By Corey Brooks Fox News

Published August 18, 2026 10:00am EDT

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Rooftop Revelations: Chicago school funding continues to suffer

Pastor and Project H.O.O.D. founder Corey Brooks calls out the inequity and school district budget deficits of Chicago.

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The numbers for the elementary school down the block from my church are discouraging. The latest CPS data for Dulles Elementary School show that just 13.7% of Dulles students are proficient in English language arts and 3.9% are proficient in math. Dulles spends significantly less per student than some districtwide estimates of CPS spending. This is shocking, mind-boggling, and if this isn’t a crime against humanity, then I don’t know what is.

The numbers only get worse. The school spends about $16,200 per student. The Chicago Public Schools district average is roughly $27,000 to $32,000 per student. How is this inequity possible in this age of DEI?

We live in one of the bluest cities in America, and our mayor, Brandon Johnson, brags about having the "Blackest administration" and always talks about fighting White supremacy. And yet he is comfortable with this disparity in school spending? Why aren’t all the White DEI folks on the North Side of Chicago outraged over this inequity?

CHICAGO’S EMPTY 'GHOST SCHOOLS' TEACH US........

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