Chicago Public Schools

Board member Anusha Thotakura introduced a resolution directing the district to study access to early childhood programs, particularly for students with disabilities.

Illinois Families for Public Schools is also calling for school screen time limits and the appointment of a new chief privacy officer for Chicago Public Schools.

District officials said they have done a lot to preserve arts education and increase academic rigor at the former contract school. But supporters on the school board said they want to see more.

The incumbent school board member cited “special interests prepared to spend millions of dollars” as a reason for bowing out.

One family is looking forward to a new year of learning. But one mom, Jaciel Cathey, says the unpredictability of the district’s budget is impacting how long she’ll keep her son in CPS.

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The school board wants voters to give their opinion on a new statewide millionaires tax and a city penalty on the owners of vacant properties. Both could generate revenue for public schools.

The board’s vote assumed an additional $100 million in unrestricted funds from the state but CPS says that money won’t be enough to reinstate every position cut earlier this summer.

Two incumbents and two would-be board members survived efforts to throw out their signature petitions, and one other candidate was kicked off the ballot.

The board will consider asking Chicago voters whether they support a state millionaires tax and new penalties for owners of undeveloped city lots.

The new funding calculations from state officials fall short of what Chicago’s school board assumed the district would receive in its recently passed budget.

Now about 10% of district-run schools are part of the program, which is meant to provide more wraparound support for schools. A Chalkbeat analysis previously found that schools in the program have mixed student outcomes.

CPS CEO Macquline King said she’s uncertain that school will start on time. Here’s what families and staff should expect.

The budget adopted by the board assumes that state lawmakers will provide another $150 million over what it’s already projected to provide to CPS. Some say it is a pressure tactic, and others see major financial risks.

Unite Here Local 1 has requested a fact-finding process in which a third party will review the arguments from the union and the school district.

CPS also plans to roll out a new framework to help all schools implement a 2024 district policy related to student well-being and safety.

Some school board members say the budget’s proposed cuts are necessary, while others wonder if they can tweak revenue projections in order to avoid them.

Chicago Public Schools is finalizing its budget plan for next school year, and for many schools, that will mean significant changes to the number of staff positions.

The district revised a key revenue assumption in order to remove five planned furlough days from the $9.88 billion spending proposal for next school year. The school board is scheduled to vote on the budget on Thursday.

Last fall, then-interim CEO Macquline King floated a restructuring of the district’s network offices overseeing schools. The district backed off, but conversations in that vein have continued.