CPS calls its spending school plan for next school year strategic and responsible. CPS lays out budget based on city and state revenue that isn't guaranteed - WBEZ Chicago ...

CPS budgeted for 6,900 SECA positions last year, up from 3,400 just five years ago. There are 2,700 more disabled students, but with the extra positions the SECA-to-student ratios dropped from 1: ...

CPS says the layoffs were separate from school-based staffing adjustments, which will take place in July. In other words, there could be more people at risk of losing their jobs this summer.

CPS does not have a lot of time. State law requires the district to balance its budget 60 days after the start of its fiscal year, which is July 1. School starts on Aug. 18.

Bogdana Chkoumbova, the chief education officer at Chicago Public Schools, is stepping down after 24 years, almost five months after the firing of outgoing district chief Pedro Martinez.

CPS considers delaying some CTU contract wins as it faces budget deficit, prompting lawsuit threat The union said it would sue if Chicago Public Schools moved ahead with a scenario it is ...