Bill Links Private School Tax Break To Public School Funding

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Peoria Public Radio

Oct 3, 12:00 AM

Bill Links Private School Tax Break To Public School Funding

Illinois’ new school funding plan — approved in August and hailed as a historic change — relies on the legislature to give every school the same state aid it got last year, plus push another $350 million through a new formula. That $350 million is crucial because it’s the part designed to address the inequity that has plagued Illinois schools for decades.

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