CHICAGO (WLS) -- Despite division among CPS school board members over a balanced budget, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday he is confident the budget will pass, even though many of his supporters on the board oppose the budget in its current form.

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It has become the week's routine. Mayor Johnson's days begin at a school welcoming students on their first day.

For Johnson, he shares the optimism that comes with a new school year with the likelihood of Chicago's Board of Education passing a balanced budget. Currently, board members are at odds with each other.

"It's going to get passed with the majority of the board that understands my vision for public education," Johnson said.

The mayor's vision is a budget that includes borrow

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