The Illinois budget crisis has morphed into a school crisis and human services crisis. See this report citing financially strapped districts statewide or check this Blog for a look at the politics of the budget.
It is imperative that the Illinois raise revenues to get the state out of debt and back on track, Failing to raise revenue means school employees being laid off, school programs and activities eliminated, bigger class sizes and much more.
In short, we are facing a disaster.
Send your state senator and representative an email urging them to support HB 174 to Save Our Schools and Save Our State.