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Chicago Board of Education votes to approve amended CPS budget with $150M additional state funding
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What happenedThe Chicago Board of Education voted Thursday to approve an amended Chicago Public Schools budget with an additional $150 million in funding from the state of Illinois. However, that funding has not been secured.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Chicago School Board approves budget that reverses layoffs, but counts on shaky state fun...". The center frames it as "Chicago Board of Education votes to approve amended CPS budget with $150M additional stat...".
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Left / center-leftChicago School Board approves budget that reverses layoffs, but counts on shaky state funds
Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report
CenterChicago Board of Education votes to approve amended CPS budget with $150M additional state funding
WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report
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Chicago Board of Education votes to approve amended CPS budget with $150M additional state funding
The Chicago Board of Education voted Thursday to approve an amended Chicago Public Schools budget with an additional $150 million in funding from the state of Illinois. However, that fundin...
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