Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Chicago, IL – Yesterday, Bruce Rauner amendatory vetoed SB 444, a bipartisan bill supported by the Illinois State Board of Education to fix a technical issue with implementing Illinois’ more equitable school funding formula. In response, JB Pritzker released the following statement:

“Bruce Rauner is forcing students to wait for fair funding so he can expand his back-door school voucher program, once again using Illinois children as pawns in his political games,” said JB Pritzker. “With his amendatory veto of SB 444, this failed governor is manufacturing another crisis by putting equitable school funding on hold, even after he claimed credit for the reform. SB 444 should have been signed the day it landed on Rauner’s desk to ensure Illinois schools were properly funded under the new, more equitable formula. Once again, this failed governor is attacking public education in Illinois and students will pay the price.”

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