Lawmakers scrap scholarship program for 9,000 working class families in new budget – Illinois Policy

The governor and leaders of both chambers in the state legislature chose private schools for their children, but they couldn’t figure out how to include that choice in the state budget for 9,000 low-income students.
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Old Joe
3 years ago

The temerity of those poor folks. An educational choice for their kids? Who do they think are? The Obama girls?

FJB
3 years ago

Until black and brown people quit voting Democratic there’s not much hope. Notice how the only people that care about them are Republicans/conservatives. They need to make state representatives lives a living hell until the decide to fund the scholarships. This is stolen hope for a better future.

fed up neighbor
3 years ago

Scumbags all of you in Springfield scum bags

Where's Mine???
3 years ago

But overall education (unions?) are getting massive MORE $bucks—$250 mil for smart start, $350 mil for k-12, 100s of millions for univs..and on and on. Teachers unions couldn’t be happier. https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/education-experts-thrilled-over-illinois-2024-fiscal-year-budget/

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