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What we know as of Friday about a tentative compromise among legislative leaders on school funding, along with the continuing controversy over Governor…
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School funding stalled a while longer yesterday as Illinois lawmakers instead cast symbolic votes. Democrats took the changes Gov. Bruce Rauner made to…
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The Illinois State Senate spent Sunday in session, where Senators voted 38 to 19 to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of the new school funding bill. The…
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Schools are set to receive payment from the state in just three days, but that can’t happen until the Illinois legislature approves a new “evidence-based”…
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"Chicago bailout" is the tag Gov. Bruce Rauner and other Republicans pinned on Senate Bill 1, the new school funding plan approved by the General…
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The future of state funding for Illinois schools is still up in the air Monday afternoon. The fight over Senate Bill 1 — legislation that would overhaul…
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Despite Governor Bruce Rauner calling the Democrat-controlled Legislature into special session to resolve the issue of school funding, there is still no…
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If you had to place a bet on where student test scores have plummeted over the past decade and a half, where would you put your money? Chicago Public…
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Lawmakers of both parties, and even Gov. Bruce Rauner, agree that Illinois doesn't fund schools in an equitable manner. But with the legislative session…
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Too often, when I report on the school funding debate that has been going on in our state capitol for the past several years, I get bogged down in numbers…