A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Gov. Rauner issues amendatory veto to ensure school funding bill is fair, equitable for all students SPRINGFIELD (August 1, 2017) – Today, Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto to Senate Bill 1, … Continue reading
Category Archives: State Aid to Education
From Cary Grade School District 26 Board President Scott Coffey: Critique of Senate Bill 1 As I see it, there are two main structural problems with SB-1. First, its basic premise is that lower income districts should get more money … Continue reading
It takes a three-fifths majority to override and a simple majority to agree with the Governor. [In original article, I mistakenly said it took only a simple majority to override an amendatory veto. Thanks to commenter Alabama Shake for the … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan McConchie: McHenry, Lake County schools fare better under compromise school funding proposal Springfield, IL… According to an analysis from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), local schools in the 32nd Senate District … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: ISBE Analysis Reveals Most Equitable School Funding Proposal Springfield – A State Board of Education (ISBE) analysis shows a new compromise school funding bill sponsored by State Senator Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) … Continue reading
From State Senator Karen McConnaughay: End of Session Overtime Read Senator McConnaughay’s post-adjournment statement. This week, the Illinois Senate voted on a series of measures that comprised what became known as the “Grand Bargain,” a series of measures meant to … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: McConnaughay: Illinois School Funding Reform Commission issues final report SPRINGFIELD – After five months of meetings, the Illinois School Funding Reform Commission has advanced its final report to Gov. Bruce Rauner, which … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Rauner’s Illinois School Funding Reform Commission Reaches Bipartisan Framework for School Funding Formula CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner’s Illinois School Funding Reform Commission today approved a framework that allows members of the … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
A message from State Rep. Mike Tryon: For the third year in a row, a bill that threatens to take valuable state funding away from our local schools is making its way through the legislative process in Springfield. On Tuesday, … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Steve Andersson: McConchie comments on Senate passage of SB 231 Springfield, IL- State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) commented May 10 about the passage of SB 231, which is a proposed school funding formula … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Rauner, GOP Leaders Urge Clean Education Funding Bill to Ensure Schools Open in Fall Reaffirm commitment to working on a long-term, bipartisan solution to reform the school funding formula LA GRANGE – … Continue reading
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
A press release from State Senator Don McConchie: McConchie comments on ISBE numbers for flawed school funding plan Springfield, IL- State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) released the following statement on a proposed school funding formula that advances devastating cuts … Continue reading
District Change in state aid ($) FY16 total state aid ($) FY17 projected state aid ($) County Crystal Lake C C Sch Dist 47 $418,683 $8,391,015 $8,809,698 McHenry = = = = = District Change in state aid ($) FY16 … Continue reading
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
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