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5 days ago · Chicago Public Schools are caught between a rock and a hard place. Only one day after releasing a 2025 budget plan that included cuts meant to address a $500,000 budget deficit, Mayor Brandon ...
4 days ago · Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration floated a plan for Chicago Public Schools to borrow up to $300 million to help pay for increased salary and some pension costs next year, Chalkbeat has...
1 day ago · CHICAGO – Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is inviting students and families to start the 2024-25 school year strong by attending one of six back-to-school bashes to be held across the city. The District’s annual round of celebratory fairs helps new and returning students and families to connect with their schools and useful resources prior to the first day of school, which this year is slated ...
1 day ago · The West Side high school has about 22 full-time staff members for 35 students. ... test scores down as Chicago mayor rejects staffing cuts in Chicago Public Schools ...
2 days ago · Last week, the day after Chicago Public Schools (CPS) proposed a $9.9 billion budget that includes staff cuts and a $175 million pension payment shifted to the city, Mayor Brandon Johnson blasted the plan, declaring he won't accept the measures. Background: CPS's FY25 operating budget deficit, initially projected at $391 million, has increased ...
4 days ago · Students admitted to CPS gifted elementary programs are three times more likely to get into one of Chicago’s 11 test-in high schools than kids who go to nonselective neighborhood elementary ...
4 days ago · With two weeks remaining before a planned vote on Chicago Public Schools’ $9.9 billion budget proposal, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he won’t accept staff cuts or forgo CPS’ $175 million obligation to contribute to the Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund. In an emailed statement Friday, a spokesperson for the administration said that the mayor is “aligned with CPS on the ...
