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Governor Bruce Rauner tours Chicago Hope Academy

Governor Bruce Rauner toured Chicago Hope Academy on Tuesday, October 23 and talked about the Invest in Kids program with students.

 

Jobs today all come down to having an excellent education, no matter what career you want to go said Governor Rauner.

Governor Rauner said that the state is looking to put 1.4 billion dollars into local schools to help support teachers all over Illinois.

Governor Rauner and the state have started a program called Invest Kids, a new tuition scholarship tax credited program. The program allows parents to have their kids attend any school without worrying about money.

Governor Rauner would go on to thank all the students at Hope Academy for getting a 100 percent accepted into colleges and those who enlisted into military service.

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