The bright spot in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s no-budget budget address is his support for increased state funding for K-12 education. In addition, support is growing for a change in the formula for distributing that state aid, which could greatly benefit Springfield schools. But education is not the only thing Illinois is supposed to do. If equitable school funding comes at the cost of depriving higher education, social services and state employees of adequate funding, it is too high a price to pay. –Fletcher Farrar, editor and publisher
This article appears in Feb 18-24, 2016.
