Seeking Help

Next week CPS CEO Forrest Claypool heads to Springfield to push lawmakers to change the school funding formula. He'll be joined by a number of parents and representatives from various impoverished schools. His plea for a deal to help CPS will be a tough sell to Governor Rauner.

The way things are going in Chicago, it's not just neighborhood schools suffering from the lack of a funding fix, nearly everyone is looking at drastic budget cuts for the coming school year.

One group will be absent on the journey to the state capital next week. CPS did not invite the teacher's union to join them and that is most unfortunate. Until all parties to a funding plan reach some sort of consensus, and act as one, then the chances of a deal seem all the more remote.

I'm not holding out much hope that all sides will get together.

Dick