A day after announcing a looming deficit of $600 to $700 million – not counting any employee raises or the costs of a longer school day -- Chicago school officials offered few ideas for balancing the books for the next school year.
Critics of the longer school day seized on the opportunity to argue at Wednesday’s board meeting that schools need more money in order to see any benefits from more time.
Among them were parents from Prieto Elementary, who said their school lacks the resources to make a longer day productive.
