Wednesday, May 10, 2017

CPS Money Mess

Whether CPS says they need $129 million or $596 million to get through the school year the message is clear. There is a money mess and it seems to get messier by the day. You can point to any number of reasons why the financial woes persist and you can speculate on why and who hasn't provided the aid up to this point in time. In a way, though, it doesn't matter as the damage is done.

Schools have seen their budgets cut on a number of occasions and this means student programs suffer. Teachers and school personnel suffer as they have to make cuts they don't really endorse. As if they needed another punch in the gut, some communities suffer further erosion as the public schools have traditionally been a strong beacon in their respective neighborhoods. The overall district faces not just a budget crisis but a credibility crisis among many constituents.

No wonder there is a growth in private, charter and selective schools.

Dick

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