CPS told parents the start of school could be affected by budget changes. Experts say that’s unlikely

Claiborne Wade was troubled when he woke up Friday morning to an email from the head of Chicago Public Schools telling parents like him that the school board had made a last-minute change to the budget that could affect the start of school. At the time, Wade, a parent leader at the nonprofit advocacy group Kids First Chicago, wondered if most parents were even aware of the budget overhaul. It happened at night, after a marathon meeting, when “parents were getting ready for dinner, getting their…