Invest in Kids act

Compromise was missing from the Invest in Kids Act

Published by admin on Sat, 11/18/2023 - 10:41am

I don’t know whether or not the legislative Democratic leadership would’ve allowed a vote, but it is puzzling to me that the people behind the extension of the state’s Invest in Kids Act program didn’t at least try to run a bill that would’ve wound the program down over a period of years.

Pritzker’s support for Invest in Kids tax credit may be too late

Published by admin on Sun, 10/22/2023 - 2:33pm

With his latest comments last Thursday, Gov. JB Pritzker has taken almost every possible position imaginable on the Invest in Kids Act.
During his first run for governor, Pritzker agreed with the teachers’ unions and progressive activists by calling the program “a really bad idea,” and said he opposed keeping the law on the books.
The program provides $75 million in income tax credits for those who donate to organizations that then provide scholarship money for private and parochial school students.

CTU president’s decision to send son to private school

Published by admin on Sun, 09/10/2023 - 10:35am

The last two Chicago mayors took some news media heat for not sending their kids to public schools, as did Chicagoan Barack Obama when he pushed for education reforms. So, this particular issue is obviously not out of bounds in that city and nobody in public life there should expect otherwise.