Illinois’ General State Aid (GSA) funds K-12 education and was originally intended to financially support school districts with the most need. Through the years, however, the formulas used to calculate the amount of state funding school districts receive has sparked outrage over the funding system providing large subsidies to a few select districts, namely, Chicago Public Schools.
Disappointed with Moody Investors Service’s recent lowering of
Illinois’ credit rating, District 46 state House candidate Heidi Holan says selfishness in Springfield is to blame for ramifications on the
state’s public universities.