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* We’ve all seen the trash talking by Gov. Rauner about how he will refuse to help Chicago’s schools without first getting help from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the Turnaround Agenda.
But the mayor isn’t planning to help his own schools financially, either…
Chicago CFO Carole Brown on conf call with press on CPS finance crisis: "The city has no plans to directly, financially assist CPS."
— Aldertrack (@Aldertrack) January 12, 2016
The city obviously has its own fiscal nightmares to deal with, but even that probably doesn’t help the mayor’s case much.
*** UPDATE *** Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno responds…
“It is so disappointing to read yet another declaration of Mayor Emanuel and the city of Chicago’s refusal to help the Chicago Public School system and the children it serves. How out of touch is the city to be asking for state help for CPS when the city continually refuses to address the crisis itself?”
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 11:45 am
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After the way CPS helped Rahm by passing their infamous 12 month budget using 14 months of revenue to help avoid cuts before the election?
I guess Rahm will just have to owe them one.
Or maybe the can-kicking has reached the end of the road. Nowhere else to kick it.
Comment by Formerly Known As... Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 11:50 am
Here is were my conspiracy theory and the BOOZE Brothers scenario plays out.
Comment by Blue dog dem Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 11:56 am
CHUEY..CHUEY..!!!!!
Comment by Not Rich Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 12:06 pm
Broke. On. Purpose.
Comment by LizPhairTax Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 12:11 pm
=After the way CPS helped Rahm by passing their infamous 12 month budget using 14 months of revenue to help avoid cuts before the election?
I guess Rahm will just have to owe them one.
Or maybe the can-kicking has reached the end of the road. Nowhere else to kick it.=
Not a thing goes on in CPS without the approval of Rahm Emanuel including that ridiculous budget last year. He has a rubber stamp board as Daley did before him and if any of the board members get out of line, they can always be replaced.
Comment by Carhartt Representative Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 12:11 pm
I can’t remember exactly what % of CPS kids Emanuel said were beyond hope (so f’em) a few years ago, but he has apparently revised that estimate upward.
To 100.
Comment by crazybleedingheart Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 12:24 pm
CPS is functionally bankrupt.
Comment by Chicago Cynic Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 12:45 pm
–Chicago CFO Carole Brown on conf call with press on CPS finance crisis: “The city has no plans to directly, financially assist CPS.”–
Now Emanuel is claiming that his administration and the city have no responsibility for Chicago Public Schools?
Somebody should give Emanuel a standing eight-count. He’s been punch-drunk since the McDonald video was released.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 12:47 pm
@Carhartt Representative gets it. Perhaps I could have added a /s in the original comment.
It was no coincidence CPS passed that budget before the election.
Rahm is currently at the helm of this crisis. CPS has very little room left to avoid the consequences of years of $ irresponsibility. If Rahm’s plan was to avoid making cuts and depend on a bailout, it was a flawed plan as neither the state nor the city has $ left to bail anyone out. The city may have to raise additional taxes and fees if they choose not to make cuts to CPS or elsewhere.
Comment by Formerly Known As... Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 12:55 pm
Can we just assume Rahm has no intention of running again? Because he let all of this stuff happen after the last election.
Comment by Cheryl44 Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 1:17 pm
CPS is still way over staffed.. too many teachers , 1 teacher for 16 students.. too many Headquarters staff… spending too much money many they don’t have
Foolish management even bills taxpayers for over $5 Million for outside lunch food for staffers in 2015…LOL
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 1:25 pm
Can you imagine if Chicago had WON the 2016 Olympics?
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 1:29 pm
Time for a bake sale!
Comment by Team Sleep Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 2:23 pm
Without anyone suggesting either a racial or suburban vs urban bias, I have a question- Why should Springfield bail out CPS and Chicago from its self- made crisis. Beginning in 1994 or 1995 Chicago elected to forego making any pension payments into the CPS pension fund. In 1994 the fund was nearly 90 percent funded. The pension problem was totally the fault of the Daley administration and his City Council now the City and CPS are demanding the State’s taxpayers bail them out of their mess. The state has its own problems for which the taxpayers will ultimately be forced to finance through higher taxes. The City of Chicago decided to have control over its school system- let the Chicago taxpayers solve their problem
Comment by Sue Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 3:19 pm
As a school board member of a district that took tough financial steps to correct our finances a few years ago I have no sympathy for CPS. They have not done the hard work that is needed and a bailout is unwarranted until they admit their failure by adjusting their budget to reality and eliminating non-instructional positions that are patronage based. IF the voters don’t like this then they should take control away from the mayor and the politicians. But I doubt that will happen.
Comment by NeverPoliticallyCorrect Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 3:28 pm
Neverpolticallycorrect, the Citizens of Chicago are begging for the state to allow us to elect our own CPS school board, right now the mayor controls the board. Also Chicago sits on 1.9B or so in TIF money, why cant they transfer 500m over to CPS?
Comment by austinman Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 9:39 pm
Wrong, Anonymous. Most CPS teachers have 27-30 (or more) students and no co-teachers or aides. And they pay for all the supplies, including printer paper. Rahm wants even more kids per classroom.
Maybe it is 1:16 at private schools…
Comment by TD Wednesday, Jan 13, 16 @ 11:48 pm