CPS announces layoffs, says it will delay budget proposal to give state more time to act on funding [View all]
Chicago Public Schools on Monday moved ahead with plans to lay off about 950 teachers and staff members but delayed the planned unveiling of its operational budget, citing a need to wait for state action on school funding.
A proposed budget for the fiscal year that began July 1 had been expected on Monday, two weeks after principals received spending plans that anticipated state lawmakers would send an extra $300 million to CPS.
The state's education funding picture remains murky after Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto on a plan approved by the General Assembly.
Rauner's amended version would reduce the amount of money going to CPS, though a district-by-district analysis of the proposal by the Illinois State Board of Education wasn't yet available. At a news conference in Chicago on Monday, Rauner elaborated on his school funding proposal and also repeated a frequent contention that CPS has been financially mismanaged for years.
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