Just days after the Chicago Board of Education approved a budget that relies on $150 million in state funding, a Chicagoan found usable books and school supplies sitting in a dumpsters.

Just days after the Chicago Board of Education approved a budget that relies on $150 million in state funding, a Chicagoan found usable books and school supplies sitting in a dumpsters.

At Esmeralda Santiago Elementary, now operated by CPS, usable Dr. Seuss books and classroom… pic.twitter.com/n3zmtVenn2

— Midwest Millennial (@MillennialVerse) August 5, 2026