The fundamental issue is while revenues have grown substantially, so too have expenses. Nearly $1.7 billion of the increase in expenditures – 70 percent – from 2020 to 2025 have been for salaries or benefits of employees.
With enrollment going down why are more teachers a d staff being hired ??? Are we getting to the point we need one teacher or staff member for every student ???
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.
With enrollment going down why are more teachers a d staff being hired ??? Are we getting to the point we need one teacher or staff member for every student ???