Some migrant students celebrate first — and last — days of school only weeks apart as Chicago scrambles to enroll them – Chicago Tribune/MSN

While CPS could not provide a total number of asylum-seeker children enrolled in its schools and the financial impact of the new students remains to be seen, the FY2023 budget had provided $3 million in new funding for more bilingual teachers and dual-language program coordinators, as well as the formation of bilingual advisory councils. As of February, CPS reported to have more licensed teachers “than any time before,” with 20,850. Of those, 2,255 are bilingual educators.