Given what is taking place in Springfield - or more appropriately isn't occurring - I believe that the city and CPS are stuck with two or three poor options in terms of keeping the schools open until the regular school year concludes towards the end of June.
I believe there will be a combination of edicts that will come about. These aren't in any order but it seems likely that all of these solutions, or a good number of them, will be used to stave off an early shutdown. First, I see CPS asking the schools to make cuts to their budgets. Second, the Mayor seems more likely to ask for some TIF surplus from the Chicago City Council. Third, further cuts in the CPS central office might be forthcoming. Fourth, adding a couple of furlough days towards the end of the school calendar. By the way, notice I mentioned nothing about state funding. I don't see any money on the horizon.
The bottom line is this...lots of people will be hurt by these actions; certainly the children, their families and school staff. It is a sorry state of affairs.
Dick
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