Tag: K-12 schools

Pritzker hits the road to sell his budget plan

Preschool, child care investments top list of proposed spending increases.

Pritzker Now Says Budget Can Include Added $350 Million For K-12 Schools

SPRINGFIELD – Citing an “improved” economic outlook, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday his support to increase evidence-based education funding in the state by $350 million in fiscal year 2022 which begins July 1. In his February budget proposal, Pritzker originally proposed flat spending for education, citing “financial uncertainty” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It would have

Pritzker Protects K-12 Spending From Cuts, But Advocates Say More Investment Is Needed

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker outlined a proposed budget for the next fiscal year this week that keeps state spending on both K-12 and higher education mostly flat. If approved by state lawmakers, this would be the second year in a row that Illinois hasn’t invested in its school funding formula. The formula, passed