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When the Illinois state legislature passed its new school funding law, it changed more than just the dollar amount each school district receives. It also…
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When the massive school funding formula package passed last year, Republicans asked for so-called “mandate relief,” including more flexibility in PE…
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Last August, when Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the historic school funding reform plan, the celebration was like the political version of a wedding. Lawmakers…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has claimed his top accomplishment of last year was transforming the way Illinois funds public schools. But the dollars pledged by that…
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Nearly 90,000 students in schools across Illinois do not have access to high-speed internet, preventing them from participating in modern classroom…
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Illinois’ new school funding plan — approved in August and hailed as a historic change — relies on the legislature to give every school the same state aid…