Disparity widens under proposed education funding ‘reform’
A bipartisan effort intended to improve the state’s education funding formula has become a partisan plan that complicates the state’s school aid process and fails to properly address major funding inequities between Chicago and downstate schools, said State Sen. Dale Righter.
A brief overview of Senate Bill 16 can be
found here, or you
can view the bill in its entirety at the General Assembly website.
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Illinoisans just don't trust their state government
It may not come as a surprise that a new Gallup survey shows people living in Illinois have less trust in their government than those living in any other state. However, the depth of that distrust is sobering.
When asked how much trust and confidence they have in their state government, 70% of Illinoisans surveyed said they had either “not very much” or “none at all.”
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The Wall Street Journal asks “What’s the matter with Illinois?”
This week The Wall Street Journal
took a look at how Illinois’ tax policies compare to some of our neighbors. The WSJ article seems to underscore what Republicans have been saying for years—higher taxes won't pave the way to a more prosperous Illinois.
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Righter hosting FREE consumer clinics in Olney and Robinson
State Senator Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) will be joining the Citizens Utility Board and the Office of the Attorney General in hosting a free consumer clinic on April 24th at the Richland County Senior Center from 10 a.m. to Noon in Olney and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Robinson Community Center in Robinson, IL.
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Democrats driving Common Core legislation through legislature
Despite reports from teachers, administrators and parents that Illinois school districts are not ready for the Common Core evaluation standards that are to be implemented next school year,
State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) said Senate Democrats pushed a bill advancing Common Core assessments through the legislative process on April 9. Every Illinois student grades three through 11 will be required to take the Common Core (PARCC) test next year.
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