Requests for new K-12 funding in Illinois likely to outstrip available resources – Capitol News IL

The list of requests included 51 categories of school spending, with increases totaling $747.9 million, including $68.5 million for implementation of ISBE’s new literacy plan; an additional $30 million to hire more special education teachers to relieve staff shortages; a $30 million increase for multilingual education; and a $60 million increase in early childhood block grants.

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