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Rep. Connor Meets with Will County School District Superintendents

Feb 7, 2018 | Connor

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – At a recent breakfast held by the Will County Regional Superintendent of Schools, state Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, joined area superintendents for a discussion of state education policy. “Our superintendents are on the front lines every day, and...

Yingling, Local School Districts Call for Swift Override of Rauner School Funding Amendatory Veto

Jan 10, 2018 | Yingling

GRAYSLAKE, Ill. – In an unexpected move that blindsided local school districts and elected officials, Governor Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto of SB444, the school funding bill, putting the distribution of $7 million in additional school funding for the Round...

Statement from Speaker Madigan

Jul 31, 2017 | Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday: “House Democrats will continue to reach across the aisle and work with legislative Republicans in order to enact bipartisan education funding reform. Every child in Illinois deserves...

D’Amico Backs Pass Education Funding Reform To Offer Much-Needed Relief to Chicago Public Schools

Jun 30, 2017 | D'Amico

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Offering additional funds to cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools (CPS), state Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, voted to pass reform that dramatically reshapes education funding in Illinois and creates a fairer, more equitable system to provide...

Hernandez Highlights Importance of Unity to Work on Fixing School Funding Inequities at Berwyn Town Hall

Apr 20, 2017 | Hernandez L

BERWYN, Ill. – On Wednesday, state Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, member of the Latino Caucus, spoke with parents, students and faculty of Berwyn School Districts 98 and 100 at a “Fix the Formula” Town Hall. “Illinois has the most inequitable funding...