Posted on 07/15/2025 9:18:04 PM PDT by george76
There’s an old saying that goes, something that can’t go on forever won’t.
Chicago is now in the early stages of learning that this applies to their public school system. They’re facing a massive budget deficit of $734 million and are on pace to lay off almost 1,500 teachers and staffers.
Perhaps Mayor Brandon Johnson should have been more focused on delivering the services that American citizen taxpayers paid for and less on the needs of illegal immigrants and Chicago’s ‘sanctuary city’ status.
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Chicago Public Schools parents and community members sounded off on Monday, three days after the district announced more than 1,400 layoffs, including teachers, classroom assistants and security officers.
The first of five community listening sessions took place at Dyett High School, allowing parents a chance to provide input on the budgetary process following layoffs.
The district’s chief budget officer painted a grim picture of where Chicago schools stand.
“We are facing a budget deficit of $734 million for the 2025-2026 budget. In plainest terms, we are $734 million short of of potential expenses next year,” said Michael Sitkowski, CPS chief budget officer.
Feedback from the roundtable discussions is expected to help district officials make major budgetary decisions.
“For us to pass a balanced budget, this means we need to identify $734 million of additional resources or cost reductions,” he said.
So, those in attendance got to work. Parents, teachers, and even students, took a serious look at their biggest concerns.
This was entirely predictable, wasn’t it?
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If people in New York City want a glimpse of their future under a Mayor Zohran Mamdani administration, they need look no further than Chicago.
bttt
The problem with administrators is that they administer!
They do mostly nothing, but they are in charge of hiring/firing and downsizing.
They are NOT going to downsize themselves!
Chicago Public Schools have been going broke my entire lifetime.
Chicago public schools are an embarrassment to the idea of “education”. Many of their students are illiterate in many ways...and are allowed to “graduate”. Mainly, the schools exist for the parasitic class of worthless administrators and teachers who infect that system. It is a pathetic money sink with mostly negative outcomes for the Chicago area.
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