Rauner Signs “Trailer” Bill To Fix Education Funding Reform Measure
Governor Bruce Rauner has signed what education officials say is the final law needed to make major changes to the way Illinois funds public schools.
Rauner Announces Compromise On School Tax-Credit Program
Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced a compromise on a school-funding issue which has held up implementation of a historic funding overhaul.
School Scholarship Tax Credits Are Coming To Illinois—Here’s How They Work
Illinois is preparing to launch a pilot program to test out tax credits for donors to private school scholarships. The five-year $75 million program served as a bargaining chip drawing Republican support to the education funding reform bill that Governor Bruce Rauner signed last month. But less has been said about how it will actually work.
Illinois Issues: The Man With The Education Reform Mission
A closer look at what drove State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) to push for education funding reform, a push that finally yielded results this summer.
Governor Signs School Funding Reform Bill
A wide-reaching overhaul of the way Illinois funds schools has been signed into law. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the measure, SB1947, Thursday at a Chicago school.