Gov Ryan proposes 9.6 percent boost to school funding
Gov George Ryan proposes cutting 22 education grant programs to fund a 9.6 percent rise in the foundation level for each student, adding 440 dollars to the 5 000 dollar base. The plan totals 500 million dollars and shifts money to grants for reading and bilingual education, or flexible use by districts.
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Illinois budget outlook grows as education funding eyed
Governor's budget office shows Fiscal 1999 at 38.465 billion up 7.3 percent from 1998, Fiscal 2001 at 43.751 billion up 13.7 percent, Fiscal 2002 at 51.993 billion up 6.7 percent. Foundation level guarantees per student, with education to receive 51 cents of each new dollar next year. Budget squeeze could necessitate layoffs as priorities compete.
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Vienna fears closure would devastate town and jobs
Vienna residents warn that closing the Vienna Correctional Center would uproot workers and erase a long invested base. Prison guard Robert Ames cites retirement and relocation fears while AFSCME Local 415 president Jeff Jackson condemns the plan after $50 million in upgrades and $1.6 million kitchen renovations. Ames calls it political, a northern versus southern Illinois budget fight, with no regard for Vienna.
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Vienna and Shawnee Prisons Shape Local Economy
The Vienna Correctional Center opened in 1965 as a minimum security facility costing 2.5 million, later expanded to house 1,372 inmates with 436 employees and a 16.5 million payroll. Shawnee Correctional Center opened nearby in 1984, employs 454, houses 1,680 inmates, and has a 16.3 million payroll. residents fear closure would devastate the town, as pastor Ed Hoke notes.
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Illinois Budget Dives Deeper as Tax Revenues Lag
State faces a tighter budget plan with a 750 million shortfall. Governor Ryan, not seeking re election, has cut 500 million and depleted surplus to cover bills. Education, Medicaid, pensions, and salaries drive ongoing shortfalls. experts project modest revenue gains while critics push for more funding and alternatives. Ryan suggests seeking new money via legislative proposals.
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PRIDE program at school fosters service and respect
PRIDE students study values Polite Respect Integrity Dependable Encourage Others and engage in six service projects. They run Pennies for Peace for Afghan children, wreaths for firefighters, Thanksgiving food drives, holiday cards for veterans, greetings at a veterans home and VA hospital, with plays for nursing homes and six incentive pizza parties for positive behavior.
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Newspaper misidentifies local filmmaker in Sunday Southern
Jackson County readers alerted to error: Carterville native John Caldwell was misidentified in Sunday edition. accuracy hotline provided for correction.
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