Illinois gets poor marks in public school open enrollment study – Center Square

The Reason Foundation found that only 11 states have mandatory open enrollment laws that allow students to easily transfer to other public schools, and 26 states, including Illinois, allow public schools to charge tuition to public school transfer students.
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susan
3 years ago

Complex issue. When students from one district are put into different districts, those local (receiving) taxpayers are then burdened (by law) with certain cost obligations not allowed (by law) to be covered by tuition. Examples of local taxpayer burdens foisted onto local taxpayers by out-of-district transfers: OPEBs. This is a BIG number. Upkeep of school property buildings (capital expenses).Old buildings are expensive to keep “up to code”. Exterior maintenance. OPEBs for exterior maintenance personnel. Pension obligations beyond what State guarantees. LIABILITY! This is a BIG one! Better to form charter schools and let users pay appropriate costs in return for… Read more »

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