Chicago Public Schools passes budget, but deficits driven by hiring nearly 8,000 staff since 2020 – Illinois Policy

The fundamental issue is while revenues have grown substantially, so too have expenses. Nearly $1.7 billion of the increase in expenditures – 70 percent – from 2020 to 2025 have been for salaries or benefits of employees.
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Bob
8 months ago

With enrollment going down why are more teachers a d staff being hired ??? Are we getting to the point we need one teacher or staff member for every student ???

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