Illinois School Funding Reform Commission (isfrc)

On July 12, 2016, Governor Bruce Rauner created the Illinois School Funding Reform Commission to make recommendations to the General Assembly to revise the current school funding formula by February 1, 2017. \ \ The Commission is comprised of 25 members designated by the Governor and the legislative leaders. James Meeks, Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), will facilitate the Commission’s work with the support of his staff.

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Olsen suggests setting aside quibbles, looking at quality of school funding reform

Rep. David S. Olsen (R-Downers Grove) pushed aside some of the "peripheral" concerns about the state's new school funding formula after House approval on Aug. 28, focusing instead on what he described as the "core" of the bill: giving every Illinois schoolchild a chance to succeed.

September 4, 2017