A Chicago Public Schools official says the district will lay off some of its central office staff on Friday. The announcement comes a day after Republican legislators called for a state takeover of the financially troubled school district.
It faces a nearly $1-billion budget deficit that could lead to thousands of teacher layoffs and a strike.
Schools CEO Forrest Claypool says district officials will continue to work with the Chicago Teachers Union and the state government to find a solution to the district's budget crisis.
He says the district is "prioritizing the immediate needs of our schools and moving forward with painful layoffs to the central office and administrative staff."
Claypool says streamlining the administration "is an effort to prevent cuts from reaching our classroom doors."
