CPS seeks higher taxes as usual

Chicago Public Schools’ new financial team unveiled a $5.91 billion budget for 2012 that eliminates a record $712 million budget gap by raising property taxes to the maximum levels allowed by law.

WHEN IS CUTTING THE STAFF, NOT REALLY CUTTING THE STAFF?
WHEN IT'S THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
CPS officials have maintained they’re keeping class sizes intact, but they announced earlier this summer plans to cut 1,000 teachers from the payrolls in 2012. The proposed budget calls for the elimination of perhaps as many as 300 additional teaching positions from under-enrolled schools. However, Cawley said, many of those teachers will likely be rehired by schools that have higher enrollments or be retained by principals spending money from their discretionary funds.