Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Senate approves changes to school funding formula, but House vote is unlikely

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By Caitlin Rydinsky A change to the way the state doles out school funding passed in the Senate today, but a House floor vote on the bill ...

Budget "middle road" paved with short-term fixes

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By Jamey Dunn The House passed what some have dubbed a “middle of the road” budget, which keeps many areas of state government funded at c...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Statehouse roundup

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By Jamey Dunn There was plenty going on at the Statehouse today, and it’s only the first week of April. A House committee approved a bill ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Quinn calls for making temporary income tax increase permanent

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By Jamey Dunn with Caitlin Rydinsky contributing  Gov. Pat Quinn called on lawmakers to make the temporary income tax increase permanent d...
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Madigan proposes millionaire tax for education

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By Jamey Dunn and Caitlin Rydinsky House Speaker Michael Madigan proposed today a constitutional amendment to impose a higher tax on milli...
Monday, February 03, 2014

Senate panel releases plans to revamp education funding

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By Jamey Dunn After months of hearings, a bipartisan group of Illinois senators has presented its proposal to revamp the way the state div...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

ISBE backs off special education changes

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By Caitlin Rydinsky The State Board of Education has abandoned its efforts to make controversial changes to statewide special education po...
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Friday, November 08, 2013

Quinn picks school reformer Vallas as running mate

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn announced an unexpected pick for his running mate today — former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas. ...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

State Board of Education puts new face on school data

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois State Board of Education released an updated version of its annual school date reports, which officials say wil...
Monday, July 01, 2013

Quinn signs school safety bill, says he will act on carry bill 'shortly'

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn today signed legislation that requires Illinois schools to conduct safety drills to prepare for the possibili...
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Friday, May 31, 2013

Final state budget bills sent to governor

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By Meredith Colias and Jamey Dunn The Illinois Senate today approved the last two budget bills that the House sent over. Republicans echoe...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Quinn to sign bill lowering required school enrollment age

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By Meredith Colias Children will soon be required to start school earlier under a bill that passed the Illinois Senate today. Senate Bil...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Senate approves education budgets

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By Meredith Colias  Illinois Senate Democrats voted today to give education an extra boost by using unexpected income tax revenue to avoid...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Sex education bill likely to become law

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By Jamey Dunn Legislation that would end abstinence-only sex education in the state’s public schools is headed to Gov. Pat Quinn, who is e...
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Thursday, May 09, 2013

Madigan pushes ahead with cost-shift talks

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By Meredith Colias Representatives from public schools, higher education and community colleges testifying before a House committee today ...
Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Suburban administrators say transportation cuts hit classrooms

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By Meredith Colias Suburban administrators struggling to cover transportation costs say they cannot bear deeper cuts next year. Angela S...
Friday, March 22, 2013

ISBE: More than half of Illinois school districts face budget deficits this year

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By Jamey Dunn More than half of Illinois school districts will spend more money than they have this fiscal year ,according to analysis fr...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Advocates for children ask for budget cuts to be restored

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By Meredith Colias Advocates for early childhood education, bilingual education and homeless student assistance programs appealed to Illin...
Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Quinn pushes pension changes in somber budget speech

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn laid out some concepts for changes to the state's underfunded pension systems in a budget that he says is...
Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Quinn to propose education cuts and pension changes

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By Jamey Dunn with Meredith Colias contributing In his budget proposal tomorrow, Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to lay out substantial cuts to...