The following are editorials, commentaries, and opinions from various media sources regarding public education in Illinois, collected in February 2016. Click on each headline to read more.
Guest Commentary: Education continues to take back seat
Gene A. Budig and Alan Heaps, News-Gazette, Champaign, January 31
Editorial: Peoria's new schools boss
Editorial Board, Peoria Journal-Star, February 1
Editorial: Fixing school funding crucial to growth
Editorial Board, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, February 2
Our View: Thank candidates for willingness to be on Rockford School Board
Editorial Board, Rockford Register Star, February 3
Editorial: Chicago Public Schools. Staving off collapse. For now.
Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, February 3
Brown: Rauner and CTU, sitting in a tree, D-I-S-S-I-N-G
Mark Brown, Chicago Sun-Times, February 3
Opinion: Lack of money is the root of problems for CPS schools
Ralph Martire, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, February 5
Opinion: A message to Chicago Teachers Union: Trust is a two-way street
Forrest Claypool, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Sun-Times, February 5
Commentary: CPS teacher: CTU must compromise with City Hall
Elizabeth Scalia, Chicago Public Schools teacher, Chicago Tribune, February 5
Editorial: School funding equity nice idea; don’t bank on it
Editorial Board, Jacksonville Journal-Courier, February 7
Take the test; It's the only way to compete in a global economy
Editorial, Board, Kankakee Daily Journal, February 9
Slowik: Lincoln-Way taxpayers deserve accountability from board, former superintendent
Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, Chicago and suburbs, February 12
Voice of The Southern: Video misdemeanor bill ill-conceived
Editorial Board, The Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, February 12
Editorial: Illinois spends too much on extra test
Editorial Board, Belleville News-Democrat, February 12
Rutter: Students succeed on tests with 19th century technology
David Rutter, Lake County News-Sun, February 16
Our view: Budget standoff has made predictions reality
Editorial Board, Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, February 16
Jim Nowlan: Even funding no panacea for schools
Jim Nowlan, News-Gazette, Champaign, February 17
Paul Sassone: River Forest air conditioning plan another state budget crisis casualty
Paul Sassone, Forest Leaves, River Forest, February 18
Column: Gov. Rauner: First, fix the school funding formula
Kristen McQueary, Chicago Tribune, February 19
Rauner gives Democrats a budget choice
Editorial Board, Decatur Herald-Review, February 23
Radogno: Don’t hold our schools hostage to bail out Chicago Public Schools
Christine Radogno, Illinois Senate Republican Leader, Suburban Life/Shaw Media, Downers Grove, February 23
Community Pulse: Time to turn and face the strange
Patrick Halloran, Superintendent of Morris CHSD 101, Morris Herald-News, February 25
