The Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the budget on Aug. 28.

CPS board rebuffs budget plan from school district leaders

On Aug. 13 Chicago Public Schools leaders presented a proposed budget to the CPS School Board. The budget do not include a loan and leaders also said CPS would only make a contested $175 million municipal pension payment if the school district gets extra revenue from the state, city TIF surplus funds, or from other local resources. Later that day, 11 of 21 school board members send a letter to the CPS interim CEO saying that pension payment needed to be included in the budget with no conditions. They also wrote that CPS should be able to take a loan if needed to cover costs. They have the votes to block the proposed budget when the board is scheduled to vote on

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