Governor Bruce Rauner wants to increase overall funding for public schools. Tuesday, lawmakers and educators found out which districts would lose money under his plan. Needy districts like East Saint Louis, North Chicago and Cairo would lose money; wealthy suburban districts like New Trier, Kenilworth and Rondout gain money.
State Representative Christian Mitchell, a Chicago Democrat, sees little bipartisan support for Rauner's bill.
"My guess would be this particular proposal is dead on arrival. He's literally robbing from the poor to give more money to those that already have money," Mitchell said.
Many Democrats are pushing another measure that would change the school funding formula. Numbers on what that plan would mean for individual districts aren’t out yet, but Republicans have already panned it.
