5 things to watch in 2026 in Chicago Public Schools and across Illinois – Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago's school board is looking for a new CEO as it stares down a possible half-billion-dollar budget deficit. And later this year, the city will hold school board elections — this time for every seat. On the state level, there are questions about what education funding and child care will look like as the Trump administration threatens to withhold federal funding for Illinois child care services.
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daskoterzar
4 months ago

No replacement over priced PhD CEO or board for CPS will result in anything positive for the operation of the District or for the tax payer. The school district is too far gone, too big and far too corrupt to be saved or “reformed”. The word reformed is often used in government to describe changes that are needed, but most of the time it means “we should study this”, “we should form a task force”, We should form a cOalition”…but mostly it means – “nothing will be done”. The best thing the State can do is – Close it. Fire… Read more »

Last edited 4 months ago by daskoterzar

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