CPS (Chicago Public Schools) teachers, parents protest 1,400 layoffs, $200M in cuts

ABC 7 Chicago ^ | 7/02/15 | Sarah Schulte

[Libloather]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools teachers and parents protested at City Hall Thursday morning following 1,400 layoffs and $200 million in cuts to meet a teachers' pension deadline.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel delayed a $634 million pension payment until the eleventh-hour on Tuesday, waiting to see any relief would come from state lawmakers. It never came.

The mayor and Interim CPS CEO Jesse Ruiz outlined on Wednesday who would be laid off and where cuts would be made.

Ruiz said most of the 1,400 jobs cut were in administration and special education programs. Very few teachers were laid off. Funding for elementary sports teams was cut, the facility maintenance budget was reduced 25 percent and highs schools are starting 45 minutes later. The mayor said schools will open on time in the fall and class sizes will not be affected.

[Libloather]

"We are going to keep fighting, we need to come up with revenue solutions, we are out of money," said Kristine Mayley, Chicago Teachers Union.

Sure could always teach Rahmenomics.

[Don Corleone]

Socialism once again running out of other peoples money.

[CincyRichieRich]

Someone post that young blonde girl pic crying.

[Blood of Tyrants]

And they will claim that it only failed because they didn’t have enough of other people’s money.

[Mariner]

This is FAR worse than it looks.

The board will take on Another $1 Billion in debt ($640mil to Pension fund).

They are borrowing money to pay the pension fund arrears and picking up a $360mil slush fund.

And absolutely no accountability.

These are insured Municipal Bonds. And you're probably holding some in your 401k.

[Red in Blue PA]

These people remind me of the Greeks who refuse to sign onto austerity measures.

What is their Plan B? (Other than trying to get OPM)

[cherry]

the teachers are fat and happy.....its everyone else that got screwed....

everyone can not be queen for the day like the teachers...

[trisham]

Ruiz said most of the 1,400 jobs cut were in administration and special education programs. Very few teachers were laid off. Funding for elementary sports teams was cut, the facility maintenance budget was reduced 25 percent and highs schools are starting 45 minutes later. The mayor said schools will open on time in the fall and class sizes will not be affected.

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Scum-sucking swine.

[Milton Miteybad]

Mayor Rahm Emanuel delayed a $634 million pension payment until the eleventh-hour on Tuesday, waiting to see any relief would come from state lawmakers. It never came.

Just like a bureaucrat...sitting around, waiting for massive amounts of somebody else's money to come floating down from the heavens.