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Chicago Public Schools FY2020 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report. Click here to read the press…

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How Chicago Public Schools Could Lose out on Future State Funding Increases

This year is the third year that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will receive funding from the State of Illinois through the statewide Evidence-Based Funding formula that was signed into State law in August 2017. The CPS 2020 fiscal year runs…

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Chicago Public Schools Begins Livestreaming and Changes Format of Board of Education Meetings

The newly appointed Chicago Public Schools Board of Education has made several…

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How the City of Chicago Uses Tax Increment Financing Surplus

The following blog post discusses how the City of Chicago has used surplus revenue in its tax increment financing (TIF) districts since 2013.…

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Livestreaming Chicago School Board Meetings Should Be a Priority for the Incoming Mayoral Administration

Last week, the Civic Federation wrote about the Chicago City Council’s recent approval of a…

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Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund Provides Fiscal Year 2018 Results

In a series of…

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Civic Federation 2019 Legislative Priorities

2019 Civic Federation Legislative Priorities The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2019 …

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Chicago Public Schools FY2019 Proposed Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports Chicago Public Schools’ proposed FY2019 budget of $7.6 billion…

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Update on the Chicago Public Schools’ Fiscal Year 2018 Finances

*Note: This blog post was updated on April 13, 2018 with more recent information on the Chicago Public Schools’ short-term borrowing and cash flow position. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is heading into the next annual budget cycle for…

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Illinois State Actuary Releases First Report on the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund

Public Act 100-0465, which overhauled the State of Illinois’ school funding formula and made …