Claypool: Up to 5,000 teachers could face November layoff

If Chicago Public Schools don’t get help from Springfield by Thanksgiving, the district will have to begin issuing layoff notices to teachers — letting go as many as 1,000 teachers for every $100 million it’s short, CEO Forrest Claypool said Friday. “You know, we can’t wait forever for Springfield. We’re hopeful, but the truth is […]