Illinois state lawmakers can give low-income students the security of an education that best fits their needs by making the Tax Credit Scholarship a permanent fixture.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker for a second year wanted to withhold the $350 million education spending increase built into the 2017 school funding formula, but changed his mind May 6 and announced he supports keeping the promise to the state’s schoolchildren.
Pritzker’s reversal came after state lawmakers were gearing up to fight for the money, which is targeted at closing funding gaps between wealthier and poorer schools.
“I don’t want to go down the path of continuing to short our schools again,” state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Aurora, said April 30.
Illinois failed to provide the extra money during the current budget year and Pritzker was poised to keep it again July 1, the start of the fiscal year 2022 budget lawmakers are currently crafting. His change of heart also came after a report showed Illinois revenues are up.
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