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Sen. Manar Pitching School Funding Reform

State Senator Andy Manar is promoting a school funding reform measure similar to a plan developing in the Illinois House. 
 
Manar's Senate Bill 1 would introduce an evidence-based model for funding Illinois schools, something recommended by the governor’s bipartisan school funding reform commission.
 
 
The new school funding system under the Manar plan would reduce reliance on local property taxes. Manar says the bill has a strong bipartisan flavor...
 
 
Under the evidence based model, the state would determine an adequate amount of per-pupil funding for each school district based on the traits of each district. A new base minimum funding level would ensure no district would lose any state funding. 

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