Rauner’s appearance comes in a week when he’s made few of them, instead penning an editorial in the Springfield State Journal-Register that warns lawmakers it could be a long summer if they refuse to adopt his agenda.
“Thank you for your commitment to high quality education. Every parent, every child in the state of Illinois deserves a choice to go to a good school. Every parent, regardless of of zip code  … doesn’t matter the neighborhood, doesn’t matter the income level, every child deserves a choice for high quality schools,” Rauner told the crowd on Thursday. “I want to expand your charter network. I want high quality charters in every community in Illinois.”


“I, as governor, will do everything I can to support increased school funding, equal funding for charter schools and make sure that charters are supported,” Rauner told the crowd.
Rauner then talked about how he and his wife, Diana, held deep commitments to education and charter schools. He referenced Rauner's peek-a-boo moment at Illinois Capitol supports charter schools | Chicago: