Man this can’t be good for Chicago right now. More than 850 teachers will be laid off before the new school year begins this fall. This is due to a major deficit that the school board is trying to take care of which at this point is looking like 1 Billion SMH. The school board is not happy about laying of the teachers but they don’t see any other option and they do not want class room funding to be cut. Most of the teachers will be laid off in the 55 schools that are closing this year in the shy. I don’t see any good coming out of this. This only sends a message to the younger generation that school is not important. Check out more on this story after the jump.
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“Given the historic financial crisis facing our District, next year’s budget will not come without painful decisions, which is why we are making tough choices at central office in order to minimize impacts to our classrooms,” said CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett in a statement Friday. “We will continue this work over the next several weeks to further identify reductions to central office spending to help close the District’s $1 billion deficit and make sure that every dollar helps protect precious classroom funding.” Affected employees are those in the 55 schools closing at the end of the current school year as well as those slated for “turnaround”, WBEZ reports. CPS said a portion of those losing their jobs were either probationary teachers or teachers with unsatisfactory performance reviews.
