State Rep. Will Davis suggests that Illinois should consider raising taxes to fix the education system as it did with roads and infrastructural work. He is also the author of the 2017 funding revamp.
Chicago Public School Board President Miguel del Valle appreciated the progress the state had made in the funding of education in the state. However, a lot needed to be done and the current funding policy was not adequate enough to fund the entire projects. He said:
I don’t know that under the current … budget and what’s projected for subsequent budgets, that we’re going to get to even the level that was required, which was about $7 billion over a ten-year period.
There was a panel discussion where the organization expanded on the data they had put together. They compared different metrics in the education system, progress made and what could be done to ensure advance the system.
The panel discussion, which was moderated by Advance Illinois President Robin Steans, was able to outline different progress that had been made in educational attainment and equity since the overhauling of funding the educational formula.
Education system deterioration feared
Illinois is in dire need of additional funding in its educational system. advocates and lawmakers are both in agreement that if nothing is done soon, the state of education in Illinois will deteriorate.
Illinois’ educational system is indeed in dire need of additional funding. This is according to advocates and lawmakers who hinted that the funding would go into investing in the education system to hit adequacy standards set in 2017.
The State needs to do more to ensure that the funds being requested are available.
The current funding of education in Illinois is mostly dependent on property taxes around the school. This has placed schools from poor neighborhoods in peculiar positions where they are understaffed and underfunded. This has had a direct effect on the kids’ performance and the lawmakers are looking for ways to rectify that.
Elsewhere, there’s a call for keeping the #LightsOnAfterschool where you are, one week from today on Oct. 24. Afterschool programs keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working families — and Lights On Afterschool shines a national spotlight on their impact! Learn more at afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm
