CPS budget cuts

With the principal abstaining, the Local School Council vowed to fight for more money from downtown.

Students reacted Thursday to a potential $500 charge for a seventh period next school year.

The local school council agreed to cuts that will save the district more than $900,000 next year.

The principal finds the long-term prospects of the school questionable with budget cuts.

Principal Joyce Kenner said the school, facing $1 million in cuts, might have to charge students.

Five jobs also will be eliminated under a new budget presented Wednesday night.

The cuts will mean the loss of four teachers and three support staff members.

The Hyde Park school will add a 7th grade class next year and is searching for funding for teachers.

The bulk of financial woes at the top school are due to the loss of No Child Left Behind grant dollars.

The North Side school eliminated 10 positions based on next year's projected budget.

Kenwood elementary school is also losing Spanish after CPS slashed $66,000 from budget.

Friends of Audubon stepped in to save teaching positions but other staff and programs will be lost.

Darwin Elementary stands to lose more than $700,000 for the 2013-14 school year.

With schools facing the loss of staff and programs, Raise Your Hand said TIF dollars could close the gap.

As schools go public with their 2013-14 budgets, deep cuts are revealed.