Illinois School funding formula

One promise heard repeatedly during debate over the Illinois’ new school funding plan was "no red numbers," meaning any legislation that would make a…

Gov. Bruce Rauner took sort of a victory lap visiting a Catholic school, a traditional public school and a charter school to celebrate the Illinois…

The Illinois legislature on Tuesday approved a major, bipartisan overhaul of the way Illinois funds public education.Illinois' current school funding…

It took three different votes, but Illinois may finally be getting the new school funding formula lawmakers have been working on for the past few years.…

Illinois' legislative leaders met at the statehouse Sunday to draft what they hope will be the final touches on a school funding compromise. Schools have…

Senate Bill 1 was supposed to help Illinois cure its chronic case of inequitable school funding. The Democrat-sponsored measure has become a partisan…

What we know as of Friday about a tentative compromise among legislative leaders on school funding, along with the continuing controversy over Governor…

Schools across Illinois are still waiting for state money while legislative leaders try to agree on a new funding formula. Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed…

School funding stalled a while longer yesterday as Illinois lawmakers instead cast symbolic votes. Democrats took the changes Gov. Bruce Rauner made to…

Gov. Bruce Rauner has been drumming up opposition to the Democrats' new school funding plan, known as Senate Bill 1, by touting how much more money each…