Unit 5 is facing a deficit — a big one that has been growing for years. The district is deep into a public engagement process, gathering opinions on how to deal with the structural budget problem and building public awareness of a potential referendum to address the issue.
The expiring Rivian tax breaks and Uptown TIF district, plus rising home values, will produce more tax money for Unit 5 schools. But none of the three factors will create enough new revenue to meaningfully address the district's budget deficit.
The sales pitch that Unit 5 leaders hope to make to taxpayers later this year began to take shape Monday, as district officials sketched out the need for…
The Unit 5 school board that will be elected this spring will face some unpleasant policy choices.The district can lay off more than 120 teachers and cut…
There has been another high-level departure from Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration.This time it’s his top education adviser, Beth Purvis, who will step…
A wide-reaching overhaul of the way Illinois funds schools has been signed into law.Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the measure Thursday at a Chicago school. He…
The Illinois Senate has approved a new system for funding schools that will reduce large disparities between wealthy and poor districts.Legislators voted…
Illinois legislative leaders say they're still working out final details of a plan to fund the state's public schools.Bipartisan leaders have been meeting…