The Chicago Teachers Union and advocacy groups are protesting the budget cuts they say their schools are facing. This is after Chicago Public Schools released individual school budgets with more than 40% of schools expected to see fewer dollars.
More than 30 community groups want to launch a pilot to place more teachers, bilingual social workers, and other support in some of the city’s transfer schools.
Ahead of the City Council’s vote on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2022 budget proposal, six black coffins flanked the corner of LaSalle and Randolph Wednesday morning. Community organizers and Democratic Socialist Caucus alderpersons spoke out against the proposal’s usage of federal aid, increased police funding and lack of resources for public health and affordable housing at.