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CPS $9.88 billion budget mixes staff cuts with one-year furlough savings
Chicago Public Schools proposed permanent staff savings, temporary furloughs, and a larger city tax request as it works through a $732.5 million deficit.
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NYC Council approves $10,000 payment to school paraprofessionals
The New York City Council voted 49 to 0 to approve a one-time $10,000 workforce stabilization payment to most public school paraprofessionals.
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NYC mayor expands preschool special education with $67.5 million investment
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced a $67.5 million investment to expand the Nest, Horizon, AIMS, Path and ACES special education programs into pre-K across 14 of the city's 32 school districts.
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Gallup poll shows US college confidence drops to 38 percent
Gallup and the Lumina Foundation released a poll finding that 38 percent of U.S. adults have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in higher education, down from 42 percent in 2025.