Illinois looks to retain teachers with more taxpayer funds – Granite City News

Data by the Illinois State Board of Education shows that schools in Illinois reported 3,558 unfilled teaching positions as of October 2022. In 2022, the Teacher Retirement System's total unfunded liability increased to $80.6 billion.
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Old Joe
3 years ago

Hmm, we’ve got the highest paid teachers in the country and it still not enough? WTF?

Poor Taxpayer
3 years ago

More money to be Stolen’d from the unborn children. Results are dismal at best.

Pensions Paid First
3 years ago

The funding will be up to the school districts to determine where to use the money. “Sometimes it will be signing bonuses, sometimes it will be work to bring teachers from abroad and make sure that they are able to get up to speed and join the teacher corps here in the state of Illinois,” Pritzker said.

Maybe some retention bonus money for existing teachers? Possibly using that money to raise salaries for all teachers? Teachers don’t make enough money for the job they are asked to do. Every additional dollar helps though.

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