Education policy expert Corey DeAngelis joins the Prairie State Wire Podcast to discuss what he calls a systemic failure in public education, highlighting under-enrolled "ghost schools" in Chicago where spending remains high despite poor student outcomes.

DeAngelis argues that lack of competition and accountability allows inefficiencies to persist, pointing to schools operating at a fraction of capacity while producing no measurable academic success. He outlines the economic case for school choice, shares insights from national policy trends, and explains how parental demand and political pressure could reshape education systems in Illinois and beyond.