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CRAFT
The spending problem revealed Men
are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education. Bertrand Russell
(1872-1970) English philosopher, mathematician and writer. |
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CRAFT Affiliates: Will & Dupage Taxpayer's
Alliance Coalition for Public Awareness OUTRAGE-D-307, 258, 111, 61 and 53 Coalition For Our Children's Future River Grove Citizens for
Fair Taxation D- 85.5 Education Matters D-46 and
D-127 Republican Young Professionals Illinois Election Interference |
This was taken
directly from the Family Taxpayers Network website thechampion.org with their permission. The Facts on how Illinois Taxpayers have been
increasing funding of public education since 1983. You may have read about the so-called public school "funding
crisis" in Illinois. The reality is, the problem isn't with funding but with
school district spending. Illinois taxpayers have doubled state funding for education over
the past decade. State funding for education and total funding for education
have grown at an average of between 6% and 7% -- significantly higher than
the rate of inflation. The attached charts were put together by budget experts using
State of Illinois data. The bottom line is that taxpayers have proven their commitment to
the funding of public schools for twenty years. The fact that 80% of school
districts are in deficit spending is due to administrators and school boards
that have failed to achieve the goal set out in the Illinois State
Constitution of providing for an "efficient" school system. To view the specific charts click on the link. Funding for Elementary & Secondary
Education by Source State Average Operating Expense Per Pupil History of Foundation Level General State Aid
Formula Elementary & Secondary Education Enrollment The Numbers: from $5.5 Billion ' 83 to $18.9 Billion in '03 |
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