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Watchdog group shreds Chicago public schools' 'gimmick-based' budget

Posted on July 23, 2014

Crain's Chicago Business

This column discusses the Civic Federation’s analysis of the FY2015 Chicago Public Schools budget. The Civic Federation could not support the budget because it does nothing to address the District’s fiscal crisis and is balanced only by an accounting maneuver that books more than 12 months of revenue into a single fiscal year.