Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is transitioning from student-based budgeting to a new funding strategy that prioritizes needs-based budgeting, aiming to address the competitive disadvantages and enrollment challenges under the previous system. The change, announced during a board meeting, marks a significant shift from policies implemented by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel and is expected to impact funding distribution across schools, particularly affecting full or over-enrolled schools in wealthier areas. Despite a looming deficit, CPS officials have committed to funding this new educational strategy in every school starting next school year. The move has been discussed in various contexts, including its potential to provide a more equitable distribution of resources, and is part of a broader effort to improve educational outcomes and opportunities for students.
Young people and community members came out on this rainy Saturday for the Higher Heights Educational Summit on the βState of Education Policy in CT: The Gaps and Achievementsβ. Together, we explored actionable ways to enhance CT's educational landscape. #CTEducationSummit https://t.co/Ob9JZdm2Qr
Today, I joined the Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Education Summit to discuss the state of education in Connecticut. As the top Democrat of @AppropsDems, I am committed to continue fighting to make education affordable and accessible for all. https://t.co/P8ENqknmUl
Yesterday, @AFTunion, @shankerinst & @amprog hosted the βPassion Meets Purpose: Promising Pathways Through Experiential Learningβ conference. It was a great showcase of the #RealSolutionsForKids that weβve been advocating for and implementing in communities across the country. https://t.co/i1qIslJWc1
With the advocacy of @CTULocal1, Chicago Public Schools are prioritizing #RealSolutions with needs-based funding to help provide things like "before-school and after-school programming...administrative staff; a 'holistic' set of teachers" and more. https://t.co/AI5xPdLYQe
Partnerships like these donβt just create jobs for now - they create opportunities and #RealSolutions for students in the future. Thank you @POTUS & @SecRaimondo. https://t.co/8LDZ5dDFFN
While CPS has yet to release more specifics about its new funding formula, experts say the end to student-based budgeting may mean full or over-enrolled schools in wealthier areas may lose money. https://t.co/dIuVg7jl80
Busing is not guaranteed next year for general education students, the CPS CEO says. @chalkbeatchi reports: https://t.co/hyjrYsegoc https://t.co/I7BLwpbU1K
To not only maintain but accelerate studentsβ growth, Chicago Public Schools will cement its transition from student-based to needs-based budgeting next school year, district officials said Thursday. https://t.co/Axxe0Lx5xI
With deficit looming, CPS vows to fund new education strategy at every school https://t.co/0t53uc9xFb
When we bring educators, government officials, and private and public entities together like we did today, we can align things together so students see the opportunities in front of them. #RealSolutionsForKids https://t.co/aCZdPVRfoT
By us working together, and prioritizing #RealSolutionsForKids, we're actually trying to align things together so the student sees the opportunities in front of them. https://t.co/X0v5Q3WXny
This panel was a great example of #RealSolutionsForKids, like career and tech education, in action. These people are working together to create the pathways that our students need. https://t.co/9SlxnBpBFw
To create more opportunities for students, we must scale & expand CTE & partnerships with tech across the country - and we need to change how we assess educational mastery to allow students to show what theyβve learned. #RealSolutionsForKids @ShankerInst https://t.co/dHcVlYK9p4
Experiential learning teaches content but also fosters collaboration & critical thinking, & shows kids knowledge is applied in the real world. They see how what they learn matters. #RealSolutionsForKids @ShankerInst https://t.co/CZLVgJt7Rr
Todayβs conference, Passion Meets Purpose: Promising Pathways Through Experiential Learning, was an exceptional experience. Iβm grateful to the panelists, student journalists, and guests for joining @AFTunion & @shankerinst for our conversations around #RealSolutionsForKids. https://t.co/xdRvnRARgN
Chicago is ending student-based budgeting and will fund certain set positions at every school. This is a big deal βΒ and something that's been debated on and off in Denver for years. https://t.co/AnLMyfwH6h
This signals the end of one of the most significant changes made by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, one that was at the heart of his education legacy β¬οΈ https://t.co/JvzvQe6Y0w
Chicago Public Schools is officially moving away from a school funding formula that pitted schools against each other as they competed for students and critics say undermined schools as they lost enrollment. https://t.co/twYuMCt5c0
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At today's board meeting, CPS announced it's ending student-based budgeting. It might sound wonky, but it's an important change for how schools will be funded going forward. We're still waiting on more details, but here's what we know so far: https://t.co/TxENY1oqQY