Education Board Calls For Swift Action On School Funding




Education Desk Podcast | NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS show

Summary: If you’ve seen Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign commercials , you might think the school funding issue was settled last summer. But as often happens with complex legislation, it was followed by a “ trailer” bill cleaning up some technical language. Rauner decided to use his veto pen on that bill to lower the bar for private schools to qualify for a controversial tax credit program. Now, the Illinois State Board of Education is warning that “time is of the essence” for the General Assembly to uphold