CPS proposes hundreds of layoffs affecting teachers, aides, furloughs to close $732M budget deficit

Chicago Public Schools plan to lay off hundreds of employees and impose furlough days as part of a budget proposal aimed at ...

Chicago Public Schools plans to lay off 760 teachers as officials look to close massive deficit

Chicago Public Schools leaders unveiled a proposed budget Wednesday with layoffs of 760 teachers and 801 school-based support ...

CPS will lay off 760 teachers, cut 5 student nonattendance days in bid to close budget deficit

Chicago Public Schools officials announced Wednesday that the cash-strapped district would furlough staff for five days that ...

CPS budget proposal with teacher layoffs renews debate over keeping under-enrolled schools open

Proposed cuts, furloughs and a spending freeze are part of Chicago Public Schools' budget plan as the district works to ...

Editorial: CTU’s ‘dead on arrival’ sound bite is no answer to the CPS budget woes

The Wednesday announcement from CPS included not just the loss of 760 teachers, but also 801 school-based support staff. On ...
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Teachers and CTU tell Chicago Board of Education to reject proposed budget cuts, furloughs

Instead of the cuts, the Chicago Teachers Union wants more state aid and a lawsuit over delayed Cook County tax revenue. Chicago Public Schools is facing a $732 million deficit.
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Thousands participate in May Day rally, march downtown Chicago, including CPS teachers, students

International Workers Day served as the backdrop of several May Day rallies in Chicago and across the country on Friday, bringing together thousands who made their voices heard from the city's Near ...