Chicago's Mayor Defends Half-Empty Schools

Yesterday, @ChicagosMayor was pressed on 150 half-empty CPS schools and an underperforming Sustainable Community Schools program, so naturally—corporations, millionaires, Rahm Emanuel and Donald Trump are the problem.

Then when the conversation pivots to more funding—somehow,… pic.twitter.com/OOHhulb21Y

— Midwest Millennial (@MillennialVerse) August 27, 2026