* 8/31/25 - Chalkbeat Chicago - Chicago’s school board has rejected a push to increase its already-massive debt burden + Chicago Public Schools’ debt burden is among the highest for largest U.S. school districts + Facing budget pushback, CPS tells school board that it can borrow later in a ‘true emergency’

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Chicago’s school board has rejected a push to increase its already-massive debt burden

Before Thursday’s budget vote, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office and Chicago Public Schools officials tussled for weeks over whether the district should take out a high-cost loan for a pension payment.

By Mila Koumpilova August 28, 2025

the article above was also published in Crains

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/cps-adopts-102-billion-budget-without-high-cost-loan-pensions

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