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A wide-reaching overhaul of the way Illinois funds schools has been signed into law.Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the measure Thursday at a Chicago school. He…
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A day after praising a tentative deal in Illinois' school funding fight, Gov. Bruce Rauner is giving it mixed reviews.Bipartisan legislative leaders say…
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Illinois legislative leaders say they've reached a tentative agreement in the state's school funding fight, but details have not been released.Senate…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has been drumming up opposition to the Democrats' school-funding plan, known as Senate Bill 1, by touting how much more money each…
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House Democrats called a vote Wednesday on legislation that incorporates the changes that Gov. Bruce Rauner wants in a new formula for financing public…
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It’s the first time in Illinois history that K-12 schools did not receive a General State Aid payment. That’s because the legislature hasn’t yet decided…
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Local school districts would have to pay pension costs for all newly hired teachers if the General Assembly upholds Gov. Bruce Rauner's rewrite of the…
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Nearly 1,000 Chicago Public Schools employees — including 356 teachers — are getting pink slips due to projected decreases in student enrollment and…
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Illinois Republicans are pushing for a new program similar to school vouchers as part of negotiations over the education funding formula.The impasse over…
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A school district superintendent in southeast Champaign County supports Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto of Senate Bill 1, the school funding…