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Chicago Public Schools struggles to solve budget woes

Chicago Public Schools is grappling with a massive budget deficit. Here's why

District officials say they expect to save about $165 million after laying off some central office staff and crossing guards this summer. But leaders are still searching for $569 million in either savings or revenue.

Chicago Tribune · 2d

Chicago Public Schools struggles to solve budget woes as deadline looms

Chicago Public Schools officials have yet to identify a solution for its looming $734 million deficit, as the August deadline approaches.

Chalkbeat on MSN · 1d

Chicago Public Schools official tells families budget cuts will mean changes on their campuses

CPS Chief Operations Officer Charles Mayfield told families in a Friday afternoon note that staff and other cuts this summer will result in various changes to how schools are run this coming school year.

CPS board members ask Pritzker, lawmakers to call special session on school funding

CPS is grappling with a $734 million deficit. Board members say schools across Illinois are facing budget troubles and need ...

3don MSN

Chicago Public Schools agrees to pay feds back $1 million over misallocated grants

A Department of Education investigation found Chicago Public Schools wrongly obtained $1.1 million by misidentifying South ...

2don MSN

Chicago school district claims $700M shortfall not the reason for 1,500 layoffs — have officials ‘misled the public'?

"I feel like there's a disconnect between the students, the parents, the staff, and the teachers, as well as the community." ...

WBEZ1d

Community members to CPS board: Don’t cut schools, get money from city or state to fill deficit

Many Chicago Board of Education members agree with community members and want additional revenue from Chicago or Illinois ...

Chicago Parent11d

Federal Education Funds Withheld: What Chicagoland Parents Need to Know

Chicagoland schools face major setbacks as $6.8B in federal education funds are withheld by the Trump administration.

7don MSN

Partnerships, state dollars proposed as funding alternatives amid CPS budget deficit

Chicago Public Schools is facing a massive budget hole, as the district needs to find $734 million in funding or make cuts equaling that amount.

Chicago Tribune1mon

Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois budget, while transit issue lingers.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs budget amid federal funding uncertainty, unaddressed transit issues Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook ...

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