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Chicago Public Schools needs $1.6 billion more from the state to provide an adequate education, records show
As CPS grapples with a massive budget deficit, new state figures show the gap between what CPS has and what it needs is ...
Chicago mayor calls for more from state as school budget deadline looms
With budget deadlines looming for Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Brandon Johnson has raised the dollar amount he says the ...
Editorial: State control of Chicago Public Schools grows likelier as budget crisis intensifies
Forty-five years ago, the state of Illinois took financial control of Chicago Public Schools. History may be about to repeat ...
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 ...
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Chicago will receive a larger share of state dollars for K-12 schools this year
Chicago Public Schools is expected to receive an additional $76 million from the state this year. However, the district still ...
State lawmakers to hold hearing on Chicago Public Schools' finances amid $734 million budget shortftall
As Chicago Public Schools face a $734 million budget shortfall, some local officials are holding a public hearing over the ...
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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 ...
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Chicago Public Schools restructures special education department
Chicago Public Schools’ restructuring of the district’s Office for Students with Disabilities is setting off alarms for some ...
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Chicago officials confuse Secret Service agents for ICE at elementary ...
Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago public school officials falsely claimed last week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrived at an elementary school, as ...