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Senate Education Committee sends bill reinstating five-hour school day to floor
The Illinois Senate Education Committee recently unanimously approved moving a bill that would reinstate an old rule defining a school day as at least five clock hours.
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Lawmakers face criticism over public school pension-spiking bill
One of the state’s most respected fiscal watchdogs is warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for legislation in Springfield that would give new life to the practice of “pension spiking” for public school teachers.
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Illinois powerful public school lobby kills measure to rein in borrowing
Illinois' powerful public school lobbying groups mobilized to beat back a measure that would have reined in massive school district borrowing, often concealed from taxpayers.