Trump backtracks on after-school funding
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AG Kwame Raoul leads a lawsuit with other attorneys general to block Trump administration's changes to public benefits, arguing it harms access to services and violates the law.
SPRINGFIELD — A judge issued a ruling this month that reads as a scathing indictment of the way his state funds and oversees public education. Education funding lawsuits may show what’s ahead ...
The school district has joined a lawsuit suing the state of Illinois for failing to adequately fund public education. Photo by Robert Cohen, [email protected] Robert Cohen
The lawsuit is consistent with the position of the Illinois State Board of Education, which has said $7.2 billion more would be needed to meet the goal of 100 percent funding to adequate levels.
Chicago Public Schools, which have about 380,000 students, received about 15% of the state’s $10.6 billion in education funding, despite enrolling nearly 20% of Illinois' public students in 2016.
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