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Illinois lawmakers from both political parties seem to be gathering behind a new school funding plan called the "evidence-based model." Jason Barickman, a…
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Yet another plan to address the state’s lopsided school funding structure has been filed. This measure would freeze funding at current levels for all…
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Illinois House members are picking up education funding reform where they say a commission convened by the governor left off.Lawmakers gathered Tuesday to…
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Chicago Public Schools officials are seeking a preliminary injunction barring the state of Illinois from disbursing education funds until it adequately…
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is forming a panel to pick up where a recent commission left off revamping the state's outdated public school…
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Illinois Democrats are calling on Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner to propose legislation based on an education funding reform plan that a commission he…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner spoke in Rockford to tout a new school funding framework. The governor paid a visit to the Barbour Two-Way Immersion School,…
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Last summer, Governor Bruce Rauner asked 20 lawmakers and a handful of educators to change how Illinois funds public schools. That bipartisan commission…
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A bipartisan group of state legislators has been meeting since August, trying to come up with a new plan to fund public schools. This isn't the first such…
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Despite a standstill over the Illinois budget, a group of bipartisan lawmakers has been meeting more often in recent weeks to devise a plan to overhaul…