Chicago Public Schools boosts school budgets with focus on special education and more property taxes
Chicago is boosting funding for the vast majority of its public schools with a focus on special education and the help of property tax increase.
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Chicago is boosting funding for the vast majority of its public schools with a focus on special education and the help of property tax increase.
The district’s overall budget, which was $9.4 billion in 2023, will be essentially unchanged in 2024, with officials planning to spend an additional $150 million next year, mostly to add instructors in special education classes.
‘Keeping children safe is not political,’ said student Alayna Mitchell. ‘It is the duty of each and every adult in this country.’
All three major school districts serving Gilbert put more money into the classroom last school year than they did the previous year.
With unprecedented enrollment decline, PPS says budget, staffing could shrink