Chicago Public Schools Starts Work On Capital Budget As $3 Billion In ‘Critical’ Repairs Loom

Chicago Public Schools starts work on its capital budget as $3 billion in ‘critical’ repairs loom – Chalkbeat Chicago

If Chicago Public Schools were to tackle all the building repairs and upgrade projects on its list, that would cost $14.4 billion. The average age of CPS’ roughly 800 buildings on 520 campuses is more than 85 years, and dozens of schools were built before 1900.

Chicago Public Schools Starts Work On Capital Budget As $3 Billion In ‘Critical’ Repairs Loom

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newslettersCHICAGO — If Chicago Public Schools were to tackle all the building repairs and upgrade projects on its list, that would cost $14.4 billion. Just the ones the district considers “critical”? About $3 billion.District officials highlighted these eye-popping price tags — which haven’t budged since the fall of 2023 — on Tuesday at the second of five…

Chicago Public Schools Has $3 Billion in 'Critical' Repairs

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. If Chicago Public Schools were to tackle all the building repairs and upgrade projects on its list, that would cost $14.4 billion. Just the ones the district considers “critical”? About $3 billion. District officials highlighted thes…