Without More State Funding, CPS Plans to Lay Off 280 Rehired Staff in December – Chicago Tribune* – Wirepoints

CPS faces possible midyear budget cuts as unexpected funding costs mount

Besides ballooning special education costs, CPS officials say they had to pay more than expected in interest on short-term loans to make payroll and received $19 million less in state funding than expected.

Without more state funding, CPS plans to lay off 280 rehired staff in December – Chicago Tribune* – Wirepoints

The district’s financial picture faces other pressures, too, according to the memo. Amid a surge in special education students, a trend that mirrors national patterns, CPS has exceeded its special education contingency budget by $17.8 million. CPS also overestimated the amount of funding it would receive from the state’s evidence-based funding formula by $19 million.

Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Isabel’s afternoon roundup: CPS faces 280 layoffs after banking on $150M in unapproved state fundingCapitolFax.com

* The Chicago Tribune… Unless more state funding materializes, Chicago Public Schools plans to lay off about 280 school-based staff in December, according to a recent memo to board members obtained by the Tribune. […] Lawmakers are convening in Springfield for the fall veto session next week, and will meet again in early December. Any changes to [...]

Without more state funding, CPS plans to lay off 280 rehired staff in December

Unless more state funding materializes, Chicago Public Schools plans to lay off about 280 school-based staff in December, according to a recent memo obtained by the Tribune.