Dusty Rhodes
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The debate over school funding dominated much of the legislative session, and concluded with a compromise plan designed to send more state funds to the...
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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....
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The Illinois State Senate spent Sunday in session, where Senators voted 38 to 19 to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of the new school funding bill....
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed parts of the Democratic education funding overhaul known as Senate Bill 1. He used his Constitutional power to make...
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"Chicago bailout" is the tag Governor Bruce Rauner pinned on Senate Bill 1, the new school funding plan approved by the General Assembly. So when…
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The future of state funding for Illinois schools is still up in the air Monday afternoon. The fight over Senate Bill 1 — legislation that would overhaul...
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The Illinois State Board of Education approved a massive new school accountability plan last week. Our education desk reporter takes a closer look at...
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Normally when I report on Illinois school funding, the story involves some task force or legislation trying to make our system more equitable. I always...
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Eric Zarnikow is in charge of Illinois’ program to help low-income students pay college tuition, known as MAP grants. He cheered yesterday when Gov ....
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If there’s one thing Illinois lawmakers agree on, it’s that they want schools to open on time in the fall. Yet the Illinois legislature adjourned last...