Moody’s warns delay of state funding for Illinois schools a ‘credit negative’

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

08/18/2017

School funding is locked up due to the current fight in Springfield over the state’s new education funding formula and the bailout of Chicago Public Schools it contains.

TAGS: credit rating, education, Moody's Investor Service, Senate Bill 1

Suburban, downstate Latino students benefit from amendatory veto of education bill

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

08/17/2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendments to Senate Bill 1 bring nearly $54 million more to the 10 school districts with the highest Latino student enrollment outside Chicago.

TAGS: education, Senate Bill 1

Phelps’ choice: $5M more for local schools or a Chicago bailout?

By Ted Dabrowski

08/16/2017

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

TAGS: Brandon Phelps, education, Senate Bill 1

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

Illinois Senate passes Chicago bailout, overrides Rauner’s amendatory veto

By Austin Berg

08/13/2017

All Senate Democrats and one Republican voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner and pass Senate Bill 1 in its original form, including a bailout for Chicago Public Schools.

TAGS: Andy Manar, Bruce Rauner, education, Illinois Senate, Senate Bill 1, veto

Manar rejects funding changes that would bring $8.7M more to his school districts

By Ted Dabrowski

08/12/2017

State Sen. Andy Manar and other defenders of Senate Bill 1 shouldn’t be fighting to put a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own districts.

TAGS: Andy Manar, education, Senate Bill 1