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Illinois school districts are learning how much money they’ll get from the state’s evidence-based funding model. The formula takes into account total enrollment, poverty rates and other factors like English language learners, becoming law in 2017. As Local 4’s Michael Frachalla, the goal is to get all of the districts to at least 90% of […]
Jean-Baptiste Grassin, 26, Recycling Field Project Coordinator, Plastic Odyssey.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing several tax cuts for Illinois residents. Some lawmakers,...
Originally published on May 18, 2021 8:05 pm The Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether Gov. JB Pritzker is legally obligated to recommend more state spending on K-12 education. But lawyers for the state say it’s not Pritzker — or any governor — the schools have an issue with; it’s the legislature itself, which passes state budgets for the governor to sign. On Tuesday, attorneys for 22 downstate school districts asked the state’s high court to take a fresh look at a decades-old issue the justices have ruled on before, hoping for a different outcome — and millions/billions...
Comptroller Susana Mendoza in conversation with Derek Cantù Despite the reduced bill backlog, Illinois still needs to pay back more than $3 billion the state borrowed from the Federal Reserve last year. Additionally, lawmakers tasked with negotiating the fiscal year 2022 state budget say the state faces at least a $1.4 billion deficit. Although the state will receive $7.5 billion in federal stimulus money under the American Rescue Plan, Mendoza is cautioning lawmakers to not be in a hurry to spend the whole sum. Instead, she’s urging them to set aside some of those ARP dollars for Illinoi...