School Boycott in Chicago

Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff. i have this update from my sister-in-law who lives in Chicago and works with schools:

"This has been in the works for the past couple of months.   They are planning to bus the students to a school on the New Trier Northfield Campus, and to big businesses, like the Boeing Office in downtown, Chicago.   It is expected that only 1% of Chicago student's will participate, but we have to wait and see how it will fan out.  I have been following it closely for the past month,   The idea is to make a statement, they have a fleet of 125 busses waiting, first Rev. Meeks will make a rally, then around 10 am they will be taking the students to different destinations.

  The first day of school is very important, as attendance that day drives a lot of school funding, and the Chicago Board of Education is urging parents not to have their students participate in the boycott, at it would only mean reduced funding.   The BOE is working with Springfield to increase funding for Chicago Schools in other ways.    However, the point is to make a statement that due to the "unfair" nature of school funding, the Chicago Public Schools do not get as much per student as more influential suburbs do.   In our area, school funding is 95% dependent on local tax dollars, and of course, suburbs, like where we are can raise a whole lot more for the schools than inner city schools."