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Overall, the school system’s spending will remain steady at $9.4 billion in the 2023-2024 school year, but more money will go directly to schools. Buoyed in part once again by federal COVID-19 relief funding, CPS is also issuing its highest-allowed property tax increase of 5%, or about $131 million, to help support its budget.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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Bend over Chicago. You voted for this.
More money down the dark hole of special education that accomplishes nothing short of more salaries
Interesting how they keep changing formulas so they can squeeze more money out of taxpayers.
A good question to ask or for wp research regarding CPS crazy $9.4 billion budget is how much $ go into classrooms vrs $ for pension, administrative staff or debt? I’ll bet taxpayers would be shocked–“the overall $9.4 billion budget — which also includes pension payments, central office staff salaries and expenses tied to CPS’ significant debt “
This Chalkbeat article states that out of total $9.4 billion 2023-24 CPS budget, $4.8 billion is scheduled to go to schools. Or, in other words $4.6 billion ($9.4b – $4.8b = $4.6b) goes to “pension payments, central office staff salaries and expenses tied to CPS’ significant debt”–If that’s correct that’s SHOCKING!!!
“After years of steady increases, Chicago Public Schools unveiled a proposed $9.4 billion overall district budget Tuesday that would hold the line on spending in 2023-24.
Roughly half — or $4.8 billion — would go directly to schools.”
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2023/6/13/23759818/chicago-public-schools-fy24-budget-education
Yup. We are looking at that and plan to write about it.
Interesting non of these articles offer link to CPS figures or preliminary budget?
The CTU is now running the city. It hasn’t even begun to hurt! Brandon and Toni have you cornered.
Hmm, we need more schools for transgendered illegals too.
Failing Chicago Schools Will Be Getting Even More Money To Flush, After Property Tax Hike
More spending for Sheeetcago K-12 ed but NO increase in student outcomes like graduation rates, higher test score, etc.
Definition of insanity IMO.