iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Chance the Rapper announced Monday that he plans to donate $1 million to Chicago public schools. This comes after he met with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner about school funding last Friday.
The Chicago-born rapper will donate the funds to the Chicago Public School Foundation, he said Monday during a press conference at Oliver S. Westcott Elementary School on the city’s South Side.
“Today I’m proud to announce that I am donating $1 million to CPS to support arts and enriching programming,” the rapper said to applause. “I’m excited to share that this donation was made possible by my fans.”
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) March 6, 2017
Chance’s donation came after he met Friday with Gov. Rauner about funding relief for Chicago public schools, the third-largest school district in the U.S. The governor vetoed $215 million in pension relief last year, saying that the funding should’ve been coupled with larger pension reforms.
After their meeting, Gov. Rauner tweeted about it.
“.@chancetherapper and I talked about the imp. of getting more money for all school children in Illinois, especially low-income children,” he wrote Friday.
.@chancetherapper and I talked about the imp. of getting more money for all school children in Illinois, especially low-income children.
— Bruce Rauner (@GovRauner) March 3, 2017
Still, Chance the Rapper described that 40-minute meeting as “disappointing” on Monday, saying the governor only had “vague” answers.
Immediately after the sit-down, the Grammy Award winner tweeted: “Chicago Public Schools and I did not lose today. Please don’t let that become the narrative. Monday morning I’ll have a plan.”
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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