Pritzker gets union endorsement, blasts Bailey
The governor said any new Chicago school aid must be matched by funding for districts across Illinois as CPS seeks $150 million.
- On Monday, Governor JB Pritzker accepted the Illinois Education Association's endorsement at the College of DuPage while expressing skepticism about Chicago Public Schools' request for $150 million in additional state funding.
- The Chicago Board of Education recently passed a nearly $10 billion budget containing $150 million in unallocated state funding, a move critics labeled an "unbalanced budget" imprudently relying on the state to resolve a self-created crisis.
- State Rep. Will Davis, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee for K-12 public education, argued funding conversations must shift to include all schools eligible under the state's evidence-based funding formula, not just Chicago.
- Pritzker repeatedly pressured Speaker Welch to clarify his revenue plan, while lawmakers warned that directing significant funds exclusively to Chicago during the fall veto session remains geographically limited and unlikely to pass.
- IEA President Karl Goeke denied any rift with the Chicago Teachers Union, as Pritzker faces Republican Darren Bailey in November's general election, who founded a Christ-centered private school.
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* Chalkbeat Chicago… Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who is seeking reelection this November, received a key endorsement on his education policies from the state’s largest union this week. Monday’s announcement marks the third time the Illinois Education Association, which represents more than 135,000 teachers, professors, and support staff statewide, has endorsed Pritzker for governor. The Illinois Federation of [...]
Chicago Tribune
Gov. JB Pritzker accepts suburban teachers union’s endorsement while casting doubt on $150M CPS funding push
The push for Chicago Public Schools funding is exposing new fault lines ahead of the Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session, setting up a potential fight over school funding when lawmakers return to Springfield.
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InsideNoVA.com
Pritzker gets union endorsement, blasts Bailey
(The Center Square) – The president of the Illinois Education Association applauded Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s record on Monday, but other teachers unions have called on the governor to do more for schools.
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