Through past decades, Illinois schools have been chronically neglected and consistently under-funded, but in the past four years, Governor Blagojevich provided $3.8 billion in new dollars to Illinois schools which boosted education funding to record levels. Continuing his commitment to schools, the Governor presented his Helping Kids Learn plan that will boost education funding by an unprecedented $1.5 billion in Fiscal Year 2008.
Governor’s Education Plan – Helping Kids Learn
The Governor’s Tax Fairness Plan will allow Illinois to invest a record $10 billion more into our schools over the next 4 years. This increase in funds is nearly three times bigger than any increase in state history. The plan will invest over $1.5 billion into the State’s capital needs, provide targeted resources such as tutoring to districts to improve student success, and increase funding for the Preschool for All Program by nearly $70 million. |
