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Illinois Senate OKs school funding revamp with boost for Chicago [View all]
Source: Reuters
World | Tue May 10, 2016 6:36pm EDT
Illinois Senate OKs school funding revamp with boost for Chicago
Illinois' Democrat-controlled Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to revamp the way the state funds K-12 public schools over the objections of Republicans, who labeled it a bailout for the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
The measure, which passed in a 31-21 vote, now moves to the Democrat-controlled House, which is working on its own plan.
The bill's sponsor, Democratic Senator Andy Manar, said it was time to rip up Illinois' nearly 20-year-old funding formula, replacing it with one that ensures school districts with high percentages of poor students get an adequate and equitable share of state money.
"Our system today in the state is broken. It is rotten. It is not based on any level of equity," Manar said.
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Illinois Senate OKs school funding revamp with boost for Chicago
Illinois' Democrat-controlled Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to revamp the way the state funds K-12 public schools over the objections of Republicans, who labeled it a bailout for the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
The measure, which passed in a 31-21 vote, now moves to the Democrat-controlled House, which is working on its own plan.
The bill's sponsor, Democratic Senator Andy Manar, said it was time to rip up Illinois' nearly 20-year-old funding formula, replacing it with one that ensures school districts with high percentages of poor students get an adequate and equitable share of state money.
"Our system today in the state is broken. It is rotten. It is not based on any level of equity," Manar said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-education-idUSKCN0Y12SA
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