Chicago Public Schools (CPS) came under fire for spending millions of dollars on travel expenses for district officials while less than a third of their students are proficient in reading.

A recent report from CPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) showed just how bad the spending became. The report revealed that officials took trips to Las Vegas, Egypt, Finland, and South Africa, Fox News reported on Monday.

In the combined fiscal year 2023 and 2024, the school system spent $14.5 million in travel expenses deemed “excessive,” while in fiscal year 2024, the report showed leaders spent $7.7 million. That number was up from fiscal year 2021, in which $300,000 was spent.

While officials were jetting off to faraway places, data showed a mere 30.5 percent of students in grades three thr

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