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Leaders urged to back funding shift for Illinois schools
At Bloom High in Chicago Heights the Governor's Commission on Education Funding heard politicians educators and parents demand action to fix Illinois funding formulas and reduce reliance on property taxes. They urged shifting burden to income taxes with broad support in Springfield and warned delays risk 1996 ballot referendums.
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Jim Edgar
Illinois
Commission On Education
Bloom High School
Chicago Heights
Edgar
Ann Dickett
South Cook Organization For Public Education
Philip Novak
D-Bradley
Novak
Michael Turay
Crete
Flora Ciarlo
Steger
Ciarlo
Jerry Petersen
Petersen
Bloom High
Ron Patton
Bloom and
Bloom Trail High
Patton
U.S
Bloom
Mardelle Gundlach
Diana Nelson
Springfield
Senate
James “Pate” Philips
R Wood Dale
Emil Jones
House
Michael Madigan
Chicago
Novak Sai