McConnaughay Reports – School Funding: What’s Equal and What’s Equitable?

A message from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: The Illinois School Funding Commission met for the third timeon Wednesday. As a member of the Commission, I was particularly interested in this week’s discussion on equity and how increasing equitability in school … Continue reading

McConchie & McConnaughay Charged with State Aid to Education Revamp

A press release from State Senator Dan McConchie: Sen. McConchie appointed to the Illinois School Funding Reform Commission Springfield, IL… State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) is one of twenty Illinois legislators appointed to the newly created Illinois School Funding … Continue reading

Wheeler Reports

The end of session report from State Rep. Barbara Wheeler: The Wheeler 64 Report: July 1, 2016 New FY17 Spending Bills will Enable Full K-12 School Operations for Entire School Year The General Assembly took action on June 30 to … Continue reading

Tryon Reports

The end of session report from State Rep. Mike Tryon: New FY17 Spending Bills will Enable Full K-12 School Operations for Entire School Year SB 2047. Some elements of the package appropriated money so that it could be legally used … Continue reading

Dems Would Take 50% of State Aid to Education from CL Grade School

From GOP State Rep. candidate Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Opposes Manar’s School Takeaway Background facts & figures: School District  FY 15 Disbursements  Change with SB 231 Compared to Disbursements  % Change 300  $      32,265,103.31  $       (2,383,447.01) -7.4% 155  $      10,624,580.88  $       … Continue reading

Tribune Pins Tail on Teacher Unions

Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune editorial was about the teacher pension problem. Too many claims on too few dollars. As regular readers know, teacher union lobbyists regularly urged legislators to skip making payments for pensions in order to increase State Aid … Continue reading

State Aid to Education – 1974 Reset

In my first session in the Illinois House of Representatives high school teacher Gene Hoffman sponsored the Resource Equalizer State Aid to Education Formula. It passed and I voted for it. The premise was one that property-rich districts found unacceptable. … Continue reading