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Category Archives: Education
Shifting Education Costs the Other Way: Onto the State
In my last post, I said that the pension cost shift that the Governor proposed in his budget address is nothing but an attempt to balance the State’s budget on the backs of property taxpayers, and that I would not … Continue reading
Posted in Cost of Government, Education, Property Taxes, Taxes
Tagged Education Funding, Income Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Reform
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Sometimes You Have To Hold Your Nose And Vote “Yes”
On Monday, the House finally passed an education funding bill. The last time the legislature passed a funding bill was in 1997, and in those 20 years, the formula has been changed to the point where the original was barely … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Illinois Budget, Property Taxes
Tagged Chicago Public Schools, Education, Education Funding
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The Pension Shift Buried in the Illinois Budget
As Nancy Pelosi famously said during the Obamacare debate: “(W)e have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it…” That quote must also be applied to the Budget Implementation Bill (BIMP) passed by the Illinois … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Property Taxes, Public Pensions
Tagged Illinois Budget, Public Pensions
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Let’s Turn the Boil Down to a Simmer
There’s some misinformation flying around about the Governor’s amendatory veto of the school funding bill (SB 1) which needs to be addressed. The thing that’s got my attention is the discussion surrounding the calculation of the “hold harmless” provision. The … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Education Funding, Evidence Based Model, PTELL, SB 1, TIF
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OK, Mr. Speaker, the Ball’s in Your Court.
The Governor has issued an amendatory veto to Senate Bill 1, and the gnashing of teeth and rending of garments has begun. Chicago Mayor Emmanuel, who’s staring into an abyss not completely of his own making but which is now … Continue reading