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The Illinois State Board of Education has unveiled a new labeling system for schools, with roughly 550 Illinois schools now being tagged "under...
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One of the biggest changes Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed in today's budget address is making local school districts bear the costs of teacher pensions.
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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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Illinois’ new school funding plan — approved in August and hailed as a historic change — relies on the legislature to give every school the same state...
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Many students and teachers across Illinois are settling into their new routines as the school year gets underway. But some classrooms remain in flux due…
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Illinois lawmakers have been called back to the capitol a few times this summer to weigh in on big state issues during legislative special sessions. Tri…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has been drumming up opposition to the Democrats' new school funding plan, known as Senate Bill 1, by touting how much more money each...
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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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After the first day of a special session on education, Democratic lawmakers and the Republican Governor Bruce Rauner appear no closer to resolving the...
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Gov. Bruce Rauner is calling lawmakers back from their summer vacation to deal with a new school funding plan in special session starting Wednesday. The...