As Illinois Republican candidates for governor call for school choice, more Catholic schools are closing in the Chicago area.
After two Catholic schools in Chicago announced recently they would close at the end of the school year, the archdiocese said a total of four schools would close in the city plus two more in the suburbs.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Heidner called for school choice vouchers when he spoke at a forum in East Dundee last week.
2022 GOP nominee Darren Bailey said private schools have the ability to accelerate students.
Bailey gestured to indicate that money was the reason.
Illinois public schools spend more than $20,000 annually per student in taxpayer funds.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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