The CPS brass has touted its balanced spending plan for the coming year. Aside from picking up state funding through a property tax increase the leadership of the school system has also proposed cutting the budget by some $232 million for the coming year.
From the standpoint of the Chicago Teachers Union, the offer on the table is unacceptable. The offer would certainly provide some teachers with a pay increase. However, according to CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey, about half of all teachers would see a cut in pay during the first three years of the proposed four year deal.
Since I last wrote about the tussle over the contract in May little has changed. Okay, maybe some things have changed. Last week CPS announced that 1029 teachers and support staff would be laid off this year.
The saga continues...
Dick
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