Illinois Gov proposes cutting 500 school distircts
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images North America)
From Ed Week:
Details that emerged Thursday indicate Governor Pat Quinn’s proposal to slice the number of Illinois school districts from 869 to no more than 300 in two years might compel consolidations where previous efforts dangled financial incentives or required local voter approval.
Quinn would work with lawmakers to empower a commission to redraw district boundaries, according to David Vaught, the governor’s budget director and a former school board member in Naperville. If approved, the committee’s recommendations potentially would not require local voter support or final review by state lawmakers.