CPS CEO Pedro Martinez joins Rufus to discuss the budget for 2022-2023 Fiscal year as well as other challenges the school district is facing.
Info About the Budget:
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released the 2022-23 school budgets that aim to strengthen rigorous standards-based teaching and learning following the past two challenging years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The $4 billion school budgets were created with feedback from community members, parents, and principals as well as an in-depth needs analysis to ensure the city’s public school system delivers a high-quality, equitable education to all students.
“The 2022-23 CPS budget is responsive to the needs of parents, faculty, staff and most importantly, students,” said Chicago Mayor Lori. E. Lightfoot. “This budget prioritizes robust and holistic teaching so that students can continue to learn, grow, and succeed academically, socially and emotionally.”
In addition to school-level budget investments, the financial commitments include additional centrally-funded resources for all schools, as well as targeted funding supporting lower-enrollment schools and schools with the greatest needs. Highlights include $72 million in teaching positions to support all schools in meeting the instructional core priorities and $45 million to expand schools’ capacity to advance practices connected to the instructional core focus areas. New for the 2022-23 school year, the District is providing two additional days of professional development.
Produced by D'Angelo King
