Until 2003, education was consistently under-funded, and education spending saw at best marginal increases. In 1983, 1988, 1992 and 2003, education spending actually went down.
After accounting for inflation, state funding only increased by an average of 0.5% each year between FY76 and FY03.
Instead of dedicating money to Illinois schools, previous governors wasted state taxpayer dollars on:
- A bloated payroll of up to 70,000 employees.
- Corporate Loopholes costing our schools over $500 million a year.
- Special Purpose Funds that put funds special interests ahead of funds for schools.
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