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The state board will likely have less funding for items such as transportation, private school tuition for students with disabilities, and Illinois’ free breakfast and lunch program. That’s because local revenue projections are modest and federal COVID relief dollars are set to run out, state finance and budget officials told board members.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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Meh. Everyone knows that any cash crunch only affects the greedy teachers. What is (not) taught to the students won’t change, as well as the student’s test scores.
Many public entities are using the last of the Covid funds provided as part of Dementia Joe’s excessive blue state bailout to balance 2024’s budget. They hope that it will make voters feel better about the economy and Democrats can win the Presidency, House and Senate, enabling more free money for big blue states. It could work.
The effects of taxpayers leaving the State has been patched over by the assorted covid monies that have been thrown everywhere. It is slowly getting back to the normal realties now and where will Pritzker, BJ and the rest goiig to get their free funding now?
The writing’s been on the wall for a couple years now. School districts should be prepared by now. They are not.
Gosh – What a surprise…