About Damn Time

And long overdue:

• The Agenda Review Committee for the Chicago School Board held a meeting Wednesday after Chicago Public Schools announced a plan this week to cut jobs and increase class sizes for the 2026-27 school year, citing a $732.5 million budget deficit as it closes out this school year.

  In a letter sent to families and staff Monday, CPS leaders outlined what they describe as a major budget deficit caused by declining enrollment, rising operational costs and inadequate state and federal funding.

  During a news conference prior to Wednesday’s meeting, School Board members expressed frustration with the budget deficit and the impact it’ll have on CPS schools and students.

How has it gotten so out of control?

• Since 2019, CPS added more than 9,700 staff positions. At the same time, it has seen a decline of 45,000 students.

So for every five students that left, CPS hired one person?

How the Hell does that work? 

They should have been reducing staff every year. 

But here comes Indiana's very own communist property tax cheater Stacy Davis Gates:

• The Chicago Teachers Union, meanwhile, is blaming state lawmakers for failing to fully fund schools, saying that CPS is only funded at 73% of what the state considers adequate.

  Stacy Davis Gates, head of the Chicago Teachers Union, is calling for the district to lobby Springfield, saying there are not enough job cuts to make up for a lack of state funding. The union said CPS is funded at 73% of what the state considers adequate.

Not enough job cuts? We can see 9,700 that shouldn't even exist for starters.

Combine that with schools that operate at under 10% of capacity while fully staffed....there's PLENTY of room for cuts. You just need to sharpen the axe.