For the Record: CPS budget favors special programs, charters
If a budget is a document that shows an organization’s priorities and direction, the CPS budget released last week reveals in stark black-and-white the undercurrent of much of the discussion so far: District officials are directing resources—and students—to magnet, specialty, selective and charter schools. An interactive map (below) created by WBEZ/Chicago Public Media and Catalyst Chicago showsthe school-level impact of the budget.
Overall, the number of teacher positions allocated to specialty schools and programs and to selective schools increased by 615. The number of regular
Overall, the number of teacher positions allocated to specialty schools and programs and to selective schools increased by 615. The number of regular
