Black students in suburban, downstate Illinois benefit from amendatory veto of education bill

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

08/16/2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendments to Senate Bill 1 would bring nearly $25 million more to the 10 Illinois school districts with the highest black student enrollment outside of Chicago.

TAGS: budget, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Senate Bill 1

Rauner education funding changes bring $1.4M more to Sente’s school districts

By Ted Dabrowski

08/14/2017

Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts.

TAGS: Carol Sente, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Senate Bill 1

Rauner’s school funding changes are a win for 97 percent of Illinois districts

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

08/12/2017

All Illinois school districts would receive more state money than last year.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Senate Bill 1, veto

Rauner education funding changes bring $3.1M more to Conroy’s school districts

By Ted Dabrowski

08/12/2017

Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Deb Conroy, education, Senate Bill 1

More Chicago Public Schools layoffs on the way

By Chris Lentino

08/09/2017

Chicago Public Schools’ teacher and staff layoff announcement comes as the district pushes for more state money despite Chicago’s millions in TIF funds.

TAGS: Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Rahm Emanuel

Chicago Public Schools’ latest $500 million borrowing: More evidence it doesn’t deserve a bailout

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner, Evelyn Hussey

08/02/2017

Senate Bill 1 would force Illinois taxpayers to pick up the tab for CPS’ mismanagement of its finances.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Senate Bill 1

PolitiFact fumbles fact-check: Education funding proposal is a CPS bailout

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

08/02/2017

Analysis from PolitiFact Illinois and the Better Government Association misreads or ignores Chicago Public Schools bailout provisions within Senate Bill 1.

TAGS: BGA: Better Government Association, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, PolitiFact, Senate Bill 1

Rauner issues amendatory veto of school finance bill

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

08/01/2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto strips a Chicago bailout from Senate Bill 1, among other changes.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Senate Bill 1, veto

Chicago Public Schools to pay $850 million in interest on $500 million loan

By Robert Brutvan

08/01/2017

The loan will not be paid off until current kindergarteners are in their mid-30s.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, pensions

Chicago Public Schools bailout threatens 20 Metro East schools from opening on time

By Eric Kohn

07/28/2017

Twenty school districts in the Metro East rely on the state for 30 percent or more of their total revenue.

TAGS: budget, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Senate Bill 1