You're on the right track.

That funding is from the state, and that's only on the first day of school. Thus the big push in CPS (and most other districts) for every kid to get to school on the first day of class.

But again, please refer to my (sort of) accurate chart above to see where the state funding ranks for Illinois public schools compared to local tax revenues.

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they better bill that freeloading family for the cleanup service that had to toss her dead body in the dumpster. i'm sick of all these leeches getting a free ride, ain't i right brickeroo?

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Ok. So why is this a curious reason for the nomination?

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The school attendance part of State founding in Illinois is based on best three month average of attendance in a school year or the three year school attendance average, which ever is higher. First day of school doesn't matter, nor does how many kids are registered.

Another fun fact is the City of Chicago actually taxes its residents under the fixed rate of 3% for living in a Unit school district. So they actually cost themselves money every year.

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Interesting. Aren't both these guys teachers? Someone's wrong.

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I took a school finance class last summer. Its interesting if you are good with numbers.



http://www.isbe.net/funding/pdf/gsa_overview.pdf

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Good one. In the interest of accuracy, 2 of the 3 of us work in education. One of us is clueless.

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You should be mad at Conns, not me. I didn't prove you wrong. And I freely admit I don't have the first clue nor give one shit how public schools are funded.

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The prison system in this country is a travesty, nothing but a fucking travesty.

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We're both right. Try and keep up.

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No child has a "transportation" problem to get to school. there can take a bus to school, having a parent drive them to school is not necessary. In this case, having a job that involved working a night shift wasn't a factor, since the deceased was unemployed. No, she was just a lousy mother who allowed her children to skip school regularly. She died while in prison and that is unfortunate, but the idea of the sentence is not to punish anyone as much as to have a means by which to motivate parents to get their kids to school, rather than allowing them to destroy any chance they may have at a better future by dropping out of school.

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So don't commit any crimes and you won't have to deal with it. It's not supposed to be Club Med.

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Funny, I was thinking that allowing kids to skip school was the problem here.....

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Im thinking that Reason meant that a little differently than you read it. He's not saying Jail blows man. He's talking about the entire system.

What is your opinion on the prison industrial complex, Steve?

too long; didn't read

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3 grade schools in our district have no bus service and bus service is only for kids that are x distance it is not offered to everybody.

I do wish people valued education more though.

Well, if you live within blocks of the school, you can walk or ride a bike to school. Define X distance, or it means nothing. I find it hard to believe they are making kids walk over a mile to get to school.

Yes. little should be valued more than education. It provides the less fortunate the means by which they can dramatically better their circumstances and lead a healthy, happy, productive life. Parents who instill the thought that it's a waste of time, or do not stress the importance of getting to school on time every day and doing the work expected of them, set their child up for a far more difficult life.

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