Beiser’s choice: $4.1M for local schools or a bailout for Chicago?

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: Dan Beiser, education, Senate Bill 1

Stuart’s choice: $4.5M more for local schools or a Chicago bailout?

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: education, Katie Stuart, Senate Bill 1

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

How TIFs and PTELL warp fairness in school funding

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

08/08/2017

Lawmakers concerned with fairness within Illinois’ education system should eliminate discriminatory subsidies.

TAGS: education, PTELL: Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, Senate Bill 1, TIF: Tax Increment Financing

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 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

Rauner signs bill prohibiting cost-of-living adjustments for lawmakers

By Amy Korte

07/27/2017

HB 643 will prevent the $50,000 daily cost of special sessions from rising even higher in fiscal year 2018.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, Senate Bill 1, special session

With district spending up, CPS schools still face cuts amid shrinking enrollment

By Robert Brutvan

07/26/2017

CPS’ 2017-18 budget shows cuts for many schools as student populations shrink, despite an increase in per-pupil spending for the district as a whole.

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

Senate Bill 1

Beiser’s choice: $4.1M for local schools or a bailout for Chicago?

Stuart’s choice: $4.5M more for local schools or a Chicago bailout?

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

How TIFs and PTELL warp fairness in school funding

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

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

Rauner issues amendatory veto of school finance bill

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

Rauner signs bill prohibiting cost-of-living adjustments for lawmakers

With district spending up, CPS schools still face cuts amid shrinking enrollment

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students