Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, August 23, 2017.
Data shows the financial challenges facing Chicago Public Schools
Crain’s Chicago Business has compiled 11 years of data from Chicago Public Schools financial reports, including “total revenues and expenditures by year, debt service and total debt, student enrollment, the number of employees, pension payments and pension debt,” with help from the Civic Federation and the Center for Budget and Tax Accountability. The numbers show that the district still faces “huge financial challenges after decades of mismanagement.” [Crain’s Chicago Business]
