Battle Over Chicago School Funding Descends Into Name-Calling, Resignations – Wall Street Journal

Now with pandemic aid running out, the $10 billion school-district budget doesn’t cover all the district’s pension costs or the union’s requested raises of 5% to 6% a year. The mayor’s solution, first reported over the summer by Chalkbeat: borrow $300 million.

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