Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Reform: Did CTU Win Big In Springfield? - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog
Reform: Did CTU Win Big In Springfield? - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog
The reform bill that was making waves last month is dead, for now at least, but so is the extra funding for education. So who won? Illinois Legislators Approve 66% Tax Increase CNC: With only hours left before new state lawmakers were to take over, Illinois's State Legislature narrowly approved a vast tax increase early on Wednesday... Smokers won't fund schools State School News Service: Districts and other LEAs should receive most FY 2011 appropriated funds by the end of the fiscal year, a great improvement over FY 2010, and they should not fall off a cliff due to the loss of federal funds in FY 2012. In FY 2012, beginning July 1, education funding should not much exceed FY 2011 funding. Any increase in state support would likely