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Chicago Public Schools FY2024 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

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Addressing the Financial Entanglements Between the City of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools

With the upcoming implementation of an elected school board to oversee Chicago Public Schools, the governance of CPS will be separated from the City of Chicago. The 21-member elected school…

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Funding Status of the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund

This blog post examines the Chicago Public Schools’ contributions to the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund in the FY2023 budget and the funding status of the Pension Fund based…

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Chicago Public Schools’ Operating Reserves Continue to Improve

The Civic Federation recently released its analysis of the Chicago Public Schools proposed FY2023…

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CPS Enrollment Declines: FY2013-FY2022

CPS student enrollment has been declining annually for the past two decades. In a recent analysis of the Chicago Public Schools proposed FY2023 budget, the Civic Federation…

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Chicago Public Schools FY2023 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

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Civic Federation Calls for Chicago Public Schools to Conduct Long-Term Financial Planning Amid Personnel and Enrollment Trends and Temporary Federal Funding Relief

CPS enrollment has been declining steadily for at least the past decade while personnel spending has increased dramatically. In a recent analysis of the Chicago Public Schools proposed FY2022…

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Chicago Public Schools FY2022 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

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Civic Federation Position Statement on 21-Member Elected Chicago School Board

The Civic Federation opposes legislation under consideration by the Illinois General Assembly that would create a 21-member elected Chicago School Board. The proposal would establish a governing board that would: be too large to be…

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Chicago Public Schools Budget Progress in Jeopardy due to COVID-19

In a recent analysis of the Chicago Public Schools FY2021 budget, the Civic Federation supported the District’s proposed $8.4 billion budget. However, the Federation expressed serious…