Flat education spending is a cut when pensions, administration take more – Illinois Policy

Funding earmarked for education continues to be diverted from classrooms and spent on pensions and excess district-level administration. From 2000 through 2020, spending on teacher and administrator pensions increased by 200%, while spending in the classroom rose just 20% for K-12 schools.

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