Clark County R-1 School Budget
One northeast Missouri school district will have a little more money to spend during the upcoming school year.The Clark County R-1 School Board has signed off on the district’s $9.1-million budget....
View ArticleCost Containment Plan for Macomb Schools
The workforce will be a bit smaller in the Macomb School District next fall as a result of budget cuts.The equivalent of three full-time positions will be eliminated as part of what the district is...
View ArticleIncreasing State Aid for Wealthy School Districts
Illinois gives out millions of dollars annually to well-off schools, and the state's education chief said that number could start to rise.The districts receiving the state funds can't go to local...
View ArticleCutting School Transportation Funding
Illinois schools could see state funding reduced by millions of dollars under Governor Pat Quinn's budget proposal. One of the largest cuts would be to the fund used to get children to school on time.
View ArticleIllinois Lawmakers Studying School Funding
State funding for education in Illinois has dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars in the past several years.
View ArticleCost Containment Plan for Macomb Schools
The workforce will be a bit smaller in the Macomb School District next fall as a result of budget cuts.The equivalent of three full-time positions will be eliminated as part of what the district is...
View ArticleIncreasing State Aid for Wealthy School Districts
Illinois gives out millions of dollars annually to well-off schools, and the state's education chief said that number could start to rise.The districts receiving the state funds can't go to local...
View ArticleCutting School Transportation Funding
Illinois schools could see state funding reduced by millions of dollars under Governor Pat Quinn's budget proposal. One of the largest cuts would be to the fund used to get children to school on time.
View ArticleIllinois Lawmakers Studying School Funding
State funding for education in Illinois has dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars in the past several years.
View ArticleIllinois School Funding "Protects Inequity"
Critics of the way Illinois funds schools say it's wrong that the quality of a child's education is based largely on his/her zip code.
View ArticleClark County R-1 School Budget
One northeast Missouri school district will have a little more money to spend during the upcoming school year.The Clark County R-1 School Board has signed off on the district’s $9.1-million budget....
View ArticleWest Prairie Schools Look to Stem Red Ink
For the third year in a row, the West Prairie School District expects deficit spending in its Education Fund.
View ArticlePurvis Appointed As Illinois Education Czar
Governor Bruce Rauner was scheduled to deliver the keynote address at a meeting of public school leaders Tuesday in Springfield. Instead, he sent his new education czar.
View ArticleThe Push for Education Funding Reform in Illinois
A measure of particular interest to many downstate educators is the School Funding Reform Act of 2015. It’s Senate Bill 1, which means it was the first piece of legislation introduced in the Senate...
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Rauner Signs Education Funding For Next Fiscal Year
Illinois schools will be able to open on time this fall, despite an ongoing budget stalemate at the statehouse.Schools not having the money to operate had been a worry, given Gov. Bruce Rauner's...
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Education Bill Signals New Funding Strategy
Governor Bruce Rauner has approved the portion of the state budget earmarked for public schools. His move yesterday ensures schools will be able to open on time.The legislation even increases funding...
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