Have the powers that be finally tired of being reminded that the way they fund schools ranks them 49th out of 50?
Will wonders never cease? Here is the money quote:
In Illinois, though, state aid accounts for less than 34 percent of school costs. The resulting overreliance squeezes businesses and homeowners. Local school districts wind up with profoundly inequitable amounts of money per pupil.
These editorials will address three questions:
How much revenue is needed to provide every child with an adequate education?
What is the most efficient way to raise money for schools without putting too much burden on the state economy?
How should that money be spent to give every schoolchild a fighting chance to succeed?
Unless Illinois voters and their legislators coalesce around good answers for those three questions, expect a decades-long pattern of mediocrity in education to continue.
The proof for me will be in how the Trib answers those three questions. Better yet, how does Daley and CPS answer those questions?
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