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Study praises union teacher contracts for improving education

Study praises union teacher contracts for improving education

But UIUC-ILEPI report also faults Illinois for poor state funding

Ted CoxJanuary 13, 2020Illinois Teachers, Illinois Teacher Salary, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Robert Bruno, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Jill Gigstad, Kathi Griffin, Evidence-Based School Funding, J.B. Pritzker

GOP calls property-tax task force 'woeful failure'

GOP calls property-tax task force 'woeful failure'

House Minority Leader Durkin admits ‘there’s nothing that they could offer us’ to support Gov. Pritzker’s fair tax

Ted CoxJanuary 8, 2020Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Property Tax Relief Task Force, Jim Durkin, Tom Morrison, Deanne Mazzochi, Grant Wehrli, J.B. Pritzker, Sam Yingling, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Education Funding

Funding schools would relieve property taxes

Funding schools would relieve property taxes

Fair tax, consolidating townships would also provide benefits, says new ILEPI-UIUC study

Ted CoxDecember 19, 2019Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, UIUC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert Bruno, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Education Funding

A taxing debate

A taxing debate

Conservative Dan Proft goes at it over ‘fair tax’ with Ralph Martire of Center for Tax and Budget Accountability

Ted CoxNovember 20, 2019Dan Proft, Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Illinois Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Population, Paul Krugman, Federation of Tax Administrators, J.B. Pritzker

Analysis: 'Scare tax' is right's new boogeyman

Analysis: 'Scare tax' is right's new boogeyman

Anti-taxers keep imagining nightmare scenarios in attempt to defeat Pritzker ‘fair tax’

Ted CoxNovember 1, 2019Pritzker Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Center Square Illinois, Illinois State Universities, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Susana Mendoza

Illinois education improves, but not for all

Illinois education improves, but not for all

Teacher shortage, racial equity, higher education remain problem areas

Ted CoxOctober 15, 2019Advance Illinois, Robin Steans, Will Davis, Jesse Ruiz, Miguel del Valle, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Teacher Shortage, City Club of Chicago, Illinois Public Universities

To 500 and beyond: End-of-summer review

To 500 and beyond: End-of-summer review

Farmers said, ‘Enough,’ the drumbeat for impeachment pounded, bills were signed into law, and Scabby the Rat faced off against Trump

Pritzker signs $40K minimum teacher salary

Pritzker signs $40K minimum teacher salary

Raise will affect 8,000 positions and help address statewide teacher shortage

Ted CoxAugust 22, 2019J.B. Pritzker, Kathi Griffin, IEA, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, Andy Manar, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teachers, Jen White, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Bentley Stewart, Dan Cox, Katie Stewart, Illinois Property Taxes

Teacher shortage worse and getting worser

Teacher shortage worse and getting worser

New IARSS President Mark Klaisner suggests short-term fixes and long-term solutions

Ted CoxAugust 20, 2019Mark Klaisner, Kathi Griffin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Association of Regionals Superintendents of Schools, IARSS, IEA, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, Illinois Teachers, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teacher Salary, Andy Manar, ISBE, Illinois State Board of Education

School funding remains top education issue, says poll

School funding remains top education issue, says poll

IEA President Kathi Griffin says Pritzker fair tax is long-term solution

Ted CoxAugust 12, 2019PDK Poll, Education Funding, Education, Education Week, IEA, Kathi Griffin, Evidence-Based School Funding, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, J.B. Pritzker, Ronald Reagan, Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax

Pritzker, General Assembly 'get this work done'

Pritzker, General Assembly 'get this work done'

Budget, capital bill, sports gambling pass after deadline, joining progressive tax, reproductive rights, legal weed

Chicago dominates top public high schools

Chicago dominates top public high schools

Payton College Prep is best in state and in top 10 nationwide, but Rockton’s Hononegah is best outside city and suburbs ranking at 52

Ted CoxApril 30, 2019Chicago Public Schools, Payton College Prep, Northside College Prep, Lane Tech, Whitney Young Magnet High School, Jones College Prep, Stevenson High School, Proviso Math and Science Academy, Libertyville High School, Hononegah High School, Dunlap High School, Mahomet-Seymour High School, U.S. News & World Report, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education

Invest in teachers, education, says state poll

Invest in teachers, education, says state poll

Brutally honest poll conducted for IEA finds Illinoisans think state is on wrong track, but education funding is key way to turn it around

Ted CoxApril 30, 2019Kathi Griffin, IEA, Bridget Shanahan, Jill Normington, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Pensions, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale

Pritzker: 'We are one Illinois'

Pritzker: 'We are one Illinois'

In Quincy debate, Democrat counters Rauner’s divisiveness with message of statewide unity and optimism

They don't want to spoil the party

They don't want to spoil the party

Both Rauner, Madigan attacked by new Proft website backing anti-tax conservatives

Ted CoxSeptember 14, 2018Bruce Rauner, Dan Proft, Liberty Principles, Local Government Information Services, Michael Madigan, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Education Funding, Unions, Chicago Cubs, Ammie Kessem, Illinois Policy Institute, Michael Miner, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Save Your Home Now, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Education Association

Taxes go straight to private schools

Taxes go straight to private schools

Gov. Rauner's 'tax credit scholarship' program allows millions in state revenue to be diverted to Catholic schools and other private institutions

Ted CoxAugust 24, 2018Bruce Rauner, Blase Cupich, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Empower Illinois, School Vouchers, Illinois Education Funding, Education, Illinois Education, WBEZ, Linda Lutton

Teachers flunk limit on raises

Teachers flunk limit on raises

IEA says new cap on end-of-career raises was 'buried' in budget legislation, will hurt students

Ted CoxJuly 30, 2018Bruce Rauner, Jim Reed, Kathi Griffin, Dale Fowler, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Education, Illinois Pensions