So very grateful to serve my community on the CPS Board of Education. I’ve decided to run for re-election and I’m hosting a joint fundraiser with two of my amazing board member colleagues. I hope you will consider joining us!
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Grateful to my CPS colleagues in this picture and BM’s Bannon, DeBerry, Lopez, Thotakura & Wallace & to parents, unions, community groups, civic leaders & elected officials. Together we delivered a balanced FY26 budget that protects classrooms, avoids new debt & puts kids first.
Today, I look forward to coming together with my colleagues to pass the budget that protects our students, our classrooms, our workers and our communities, now and in the future.
I laid out the debate, and my position here with Paris.
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Today’s vote is 1 of the most consequential decisions we will make. CPS spends $800 million a year on debt service. Handing the Mayor $175 million is a devastating choice that would cost us 914 jobs districtwide & strip more than $181 million in discretionary funding from school
That means fewer teachers, fewer support staff, & less direct support 4 our students. Let’s stand up for our students, our educators, & our schools. Vote YES to stop the cuts. Protect education. Protect our future.
#YesforCPSKids#openforourkids#classroomsnotchaos#putkidsfirst
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Thank you Nadig News for printing my editorial on the potential consequences of not passing this budget. The taxpayers and parents of Chicago should know.
Dr. Che “Rhymefest” Smith understands our children don’t deserve our debt!
We don't need a HIGH-interest loan.
Loan Today = Layoffs Tomorrow.
Email the School Board members & demand they #PasstheBalancedBudgetact.seiu.org/a/pass-the-cps…
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My colleague @TheChiAngel outlines for one neighborhood exactly what this budget means for them, and the consequences of any proposed changes that include borrowing or otherwise.
This budget is responsible and protects our classrooms.
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Joe Ferguson is spot on! The CPS funding crisis has a clear fix: Dr. King’s Balanced Budget.
We don't need a HIGH-interest loan.
Loan Today. Layoffs Tomorrow.
Email the School Board members & demand they #PasstheBalancedBudgetact.seiu.org/a/pass-the-cps…
Joe Ferguson is spot on! The CPS funding crisis has a clear fix: Dr. King’s Balanced Budget.
We don't need a HIGH-interest loan.
Loan Today. Layoffs Tomorrow.
Email the School Board members & demand they #PasstheBalancedBudgetact.seiu.org/a/pass-the-cps…
The FY 25-26 CPS Budget is more than numbers — it’s a bold investment in our classrooms, our teachers, & most importantly, our children’s futures as it protects our school & classroom budgets.
“Strong communities need strong schools. This plan starts with a long-term investment.”
In 2024, not long after the Nittany Lions opened their season, Katie Schumacher-Cawley was diagnosed with breast cancer, beginning an ordeal that included chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, 15 rounds of radiation and continued maintenance chemotherapy.
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Special thanks to my friends @SouthwestPost, who were kind enough to publish my editorial in support of the CPS FY26 budget that is balanced, puts kids first, protects classroom budgets, does not take on new debt, and reduces projected longterm deficts!
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