As negotiations continue to try to reach a compromise, SB1 returns to the Illinois Senate on Sunday, where the Senate and the House will hopefully accept and pass the amended version that was issued by Governor Rauner. I know; I can hardly believe it myself, but I’m inclined to be swayed by the logic that the amended bill seems more fair to downstate tax payers. There is bipartisan agreement that the current funding formula “is flawed, and a new one that directs the most money to the neediest districts should be enacted”. The amended SB1 would have the state pay for the annual, “normal” cost of Chicago teacher pensions going forward, but would hopefully moderate CPS’s inclinations to keep increasing teacher salaries and pensions at a higher cost to the rest of the state; it would cut out the annual block grants to CPS that the original bill intended.
Aug 20 2017
What would I like to see happen in regard to school funding and Senate Bill 1.
As negotiations continue to try to reach a compromise, SB1 returns to the Illinois Senate on Sunday, where the Senate and the House will hopefully accept and pass the amended version that was issued by Governor Rauner. I know; I can hardly believe it myself, but I’m inclined to be swayed by the logic that the amended bill seems more fair to downstate tax payers. There is bipartisan agreement that the current funding formula “is flawed, and a new one that directs the most money to the neediest districts should be enacted”. The amended SB1 would have the state pay for the annual, “normal” cost of Chicago teacher pensions going forward, but would hopefully moderate CPS’s inclinations to keep increasing teacher salaries and pensions at a higher cost to the rest of the state; it would cut out the annual block grants to CPS that the original bill intended.
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