Chicago Public Schools this week announced it is laying off more than 1,400 workers to adjust for enrollment and programming changes.
The district confirmed that the layoffs of 1,458 employees on Friday.
What we know:
The total includes 432 teachers, about 1.8% of the total teaching force, and 311 paraprofessionals and school-related personnel.
CPS said such layoffs are part of traditional school-level changes it makes nearly every year. Last year, the district laid off 1,410 workers, but about 80% of them were able to find new positions at CPS before the start of the next school year.
The district said it is working "diligently" to maintain or improve that rate again this year.
