Mark joined Dan Proft to discuss why Illinois lawmakers may soon face renewed pressure to embrace school choice thanks to a provision tucked into the federal tax package known as the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill’s opt-in structure for a new K–12 scholarship tax credit could force Illinois politicians to take a clear stand on the issue.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Illinois politicians killed school choice. Now the federal government could deliver it anyway.
- New Illinois law makes it tougher for voters to block school district borrowings/tax hikes. Effingham good example.
- Why Gov. Pritzker Should Veto Chicago Tier 2 Pension Sweeteners
- Why do we pay nearly $100K in salary for each Illinois lawmaker?
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary 
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The schools, including its unions, are always looking to save money. Beyond the obvious have-job-have-money, they aren’t able to look at the schools independently from themselves. To save money (for themselves) their proposed solutions are to take low standards that have been that way over many years, and come-up with answers that set the bar lower for some things that haven’t been lowered or raked-over lately. Sound education, in effect, is treated like a trivial matter.
IL Democrats need to start putting students and education first, above political teachers unions. Unions only care about teachers, not students and education.
Illinois educational hierarchy: Teachers First, Teachers Second, Teachers Third…..Children, last.
Misty, you forgot June, July and August!