Chance the Rapper and Illinois governor Bruce Rauner met today to discuss education in Chicago and other “important issues affecting the state.” Speaking after the meeting, Chance said he was “a little bit flustered, just a little bit frustrated,” and that “it went a little different than it should have.” He added that Gov. Rauner “gave [him] a lot of vague answers, so we’ll see what happens.”
Chance said he asked specially “about funding [Chicago Public Schools] with that $215 million that was discussed in May of last year, and was vetoed in December.” At another point, he said, “The kids are on the table right now. And, we spoke for a second, it sounded like it was going to—it sounded like we were going somewhere, but it sounds like it’s hinged on passing other bills. I’m not a politician. I’m here ’cause I’m a dad, I’m an after-school teacher.”
In addition, Chance called on “the international and national publications” to “give a comprehensive history of how we ended up here,” regarding Chicago’s public schools. The meeting lasted about 30 minutes, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Find Chance’s post-meeting remarks and tweets below.
Pitchfork has reached out to Chance the Rapper and Gov. Rauner’s respective representatives for more information and comment.
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.@chancetherapper leaves meeting with @GovRauner apparently disappointed with "vague answers." http://pic.twitter.com/E0nUVzDhb8
— Amanda Vinicky (@AmandaVinicky) March 3, 2017
.@chancetherapper tells @GovRauner "take our kids off the table" in fight over funding for @ChiPubSchools https://t.co/vAbYko3Z89 http://pic.twitter.com/kyBomQBoBS
— Heather Cherone (@HeatherCherone) March 3, 2017
👉🏾 @Complex @billboard 👈🏾 https://t.co/3bU6tkojYy
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) March 3, 2017
.@chancetherapper is fighting back against @GovRauner's cuts to school funding.
— #AllofUs (@TimeForAllofUs) March 3, 2017
"Do your job...give a history of how we ended up here." http://pic.twitter.com/9RvBMqz5zQ
@chancetherapper as a CPS product, as a Chicagoan, and as a teacher, I want to thank you for using your platform try and advocate for CPS.
— N.E.Z. (@Mamnez) March 3, 2017
The fight has just begun https://t.co/JsA7kfXDeS
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) March 3, 2017
.@chancetherapper asks how we got here. @GovRauner got “emotional”, vetoed $215M in funding for Chicago kids —> https://t.co/nAFeDfNiDK http://pic.twitter.com/qG83OjtiGU
— IL Working Together (@IllinoisWorking) March 3, 2017
THANK YOU https://t.co/20JUw0hamw
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) March 3, 2017
Chicago Public Schools and I did not lose today. Please don't let that become the narrative. Monday morning I'll have a plan.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) March 3, 2017
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