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Updated at 3:45 p.m. Aug. 29 with comment from Belleville superintendent — Illinois’ school funding overhaul fight is all but over thanks to Tuesday’s…
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Illinois' legislative leaders have reached a tentative agreement in the state's school funding fight, they said Thursday afternoon, but added that the…
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Dozens of Metro East school superintendents made one thing clear Friday: They need state money, and they need it now.Illinois’ new school funding formula…
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Updated at 11:35 a.m. Aug. 1 with reaction from the Illinois Federation of Teachers — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner stripped millions of dollars for Chicago…
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Updated 1 p.m. July 27 with lack of action on second day — Illinois legislators adjourned Thursday, the second day of a special session on school funding,…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has launched a website to show that most school districts stand to gain more state funding under his plan than under the Democrats'...
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Updated at 11 a.m. July 25 with statement from House Speaker Mike Madigan — Illinois lawmakers must hold the summer’s second special session due to…
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Illinois passed a budget Thursday for the first time since 2015, and is giving more money to education than in previous spending plans.But several years…
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Several Metro East school superintendents are among the 413 public school leaders who are calling on Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the…
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Four school districts in Madison County are on Illinois State Board of Education’s financial watch list for having low cash reserves and a high debt…