Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say the request is pretty much a non-starter.
CHICAGO -- Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools teachers plan to skip school and head to Springfield next week to lobby state lawmakers for more funding for the school district, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say the request is pretty much a non-starter.
La Shan Ford said CPS already is getting more money from the state than it has in the past.'And that's good. That's because of Springfield,' he said.Ford said the state is currently budgeting $14 billion to share across all Illinois schools for kindergarten through 12th grade. The latest budget plan for next fiscal year asks for $500 million more, to be distributed on an as-needed basis.
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