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The Chicago Board of Education passed a budget on July 25 for the coming school year, following weeks of tension and opposition that reached as high up as the mayor’s office.
That budget, however, will likely be amended after the district finishes negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union and the district’s new principals union. It does not currently account for increases to teacher salaries.
The $9.9 billion budget boosts overall funding for schools, but it also includes cuts to central staff and administrative costs to help close a roughly half-billion-dollar deficit. It also includes a $611 million capital budget, which largely funds repairs and updates to school facilities.
While the district will freeze about 200 positions and cut 45 other roles, it will also add another 800 school-based staff positions, with just over 60% of those for teachers.
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