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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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Senator Andy Manar has reintroduced a measure proposing to change the way schools are funded in Illinois. This time, it has new formulas, and a request…
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Senator Andy Manar, pushing for an overhaul of school funding, shared a draft of his revised bill with the Associate Press. Click HERE to read the story.
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When it comes to funding public schools, Illinois ranks near the bottom for equity. Legislation designed to change that stalled last session. Lawmakers…
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Governor Pat Quinn now has the support of the two statewide teachers unions. The Illinois Federation of Teachers endorsed Quinn Wednesday despite the…
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It could be December before a judge decides on the legality of Illinois' pension overhaul law for at least another five months. Attorneys met Thursday in…
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Officials at the University of Illinois say they are willing to work to retain faculty who opted to retire early as a result of mistakes in the state's…