Illinois legislative leaders to meet on school funding talks

[TexasTowelie]

CHICAGO -- Illinois' legislative leaders are set to continue negotiations on a possible solution to the state's school funding impasse.

House Speaker Michael Madigan says the meeting is Thursday in Chicago. He canceled a legislative session on school funding a day earlier citing progress in recent negotiations.

There's wide agreement that the state's 20-year-old school funding formula is unfair. But Democrats and Republicans disagree over how to fix it.

The budget state legislators approved last month over Gov. Bruce Rauner's objections requires a new formula for schools to get state money this academic year.

Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article169038017.html

[beachbum bob]

1. gonna be interesting how many republican will continue to support rauner on what he

wants, as all numbers looks like it damages downstate school districts

[murielm99]

2. We've known forever that the school funding formula

is unfair.

It is wealthy suburban districts who do not want to fix it.