the justice summit: the metropolitan community project
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What is the Metropolitan Community Project?
The Justice Summit: October 11th, 2015
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What is the Metropolitan Community Project?
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What is the Metropolitan Community Project?
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What is the Metropolitan Community Project?
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Illinois State Constitution
• A fundamental goal of the People of the State is the educational development of all persons to the limits of their capacities.
• The State shall provide for an efficient system of high quality public educational institutions and services.
• The State has the primary responsibility for financing the system of public education.
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How are Illinois schools funded?
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School Spending per student, per year
New Trier Township H.S.
$21,372
CPS high schools
$13,791
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Courses / Academic Programs /
Extracurriculars
What do the differences in school funding mean?
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Strong Teaching / Leadership /
Support Staff /Services
What do the differences in school funding mean?
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What do the differences in school funding mean?
School facilities:Physical environment /
Type and designof facilities
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What do the differences in school funding mean?
Technology / Instructional materials
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Where does the money come from?
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So how do we end up with theseextreme differences in school funding?
Property Taxes
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Winnetka ● Higher property values ● More $ raised through
school property taxes.
Logan Square● Lower property values● Less $ raised through
school property taxes.
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Lower-income areas often havehigher school property tax rates,
but less school funding.
New Trier H.S. District
1.67% school
tax rate/ $100
Chicago Public Schools
2.58% school
tax rate / $100
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Illinois Ranks Near the Bottom(47th place) in STATE Contributionto K-12 Public Education Funding
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• Illinois sets a “foundation level” for school funding.
• The state guarantees that a school’s funds will not fall below this level…
Guess how much it is?
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$6,119
Remember that New Trier spendsover $21,000 per student per year
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What could fix disparities in school funding?
Some ideas…• Raise the state’s foundation level for
school funding• Make school funding less reliant on
property taxes
• Implement a progressive state income tax• Implement a “needs-based” funding
system
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Who could fix disparities in school funding?
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Who could fix disparities in school funding?
The State Legislature
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SB001: School Funding Reform Act 2015
No additional state money for education
• Illinois ranks 47 out of 50 in the portion of education funded by the state
• Estimated $5 billion short in adequate education funding
• SB1 does nothing to address this shortfall
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What we can do to influence the debate
• Create a “student-based” funding bill based on actual student needs
• Design and advocate for an Illinois “Student Bill of Rights”
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