REALITY CHECK: Bruce Rauner Attacked Public Education in Illinois
REALITY CHECK: Bruce Rauner Attacked Public Education in Illinois
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
As governor, Bruce Rauner has led an all-out assault on public education in Illinois. After forcing devastating cuts to early childhood education, K-12 schools, and Illinois’ colleges and universities with his 736-day budget crisis, Rauner held school funding hostage to force through a back-door voucher program. After vetoing historic legislation, Rauner had the nerve to call the legislation an “accomplishment,” before once again using his veto pen to derail a fix that allows the legislation to take effect.
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