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CPS CEO Forrest Claypool Talks New Contract Proposal, Budget

The cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools is spiraling closer and closer to financial doom.

Aired 12/16/2015 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

CPS CEO Forrest Claypool Talks New Contract Proposal, Budget

Clip: 12/16/2015 | 12m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

The cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools is spiraling closer and closer to financial doom.

The cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools is spiraling closer and closer to a financial doomsday that could see as many as 5,00 teachers laid off to help plug a $480 million budget hole. The CPS CEO joins us to talk about the district's finances and the new four-year contract being offered to the Chicago Teachers Union.

Aired 12/16/2015 | Rating NR

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