Some 1,250 custodians, all employed by private companies, received layoff notices Friday. CPS says it plans to rehire 750 as district staff.| WBEZ
After trims this summer, the school district's budget hole is $569 million. The options are few but include borrowing, furloughs and banking on new funds that may or may not materialize.| WBEZ
Ángel Vélez, a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant with an education doctorate, will fill a board seat open since June. The mayor appears set to prevail in the CPS budget battle even without the additional vote.| WBEZ
In its plan to close a $734 million deficit out Wednesday, CPS officials proposed cutting operations, refinancing debt and tapping into a reserve fund. They didn't propose a loan.| WBEZ