Illinois’ new school funding bill reduces daily physical education requirements to just three days a week. The head of the state’s PE instructors warns that this provision will likely hit the state’s poorest and sometimes unhealthiest districts hardest.
Physical Education Budget Cuts Could Hurt Illinois’ Most Vulnerable Kids, Critics Say
Critics say physical education cuts in the new school budget bill could hurt Illinois’ most vulnerable kids.
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Spending plan excludes $175 million pension payment for non-teacher staff, as well as funding for upcoming teachers and principals union contracts.
The program won’t be available for the first day of school in August, CPS says, but some kids could catch buses at some point in the first quarter.
Next year’s spending plan includes saving $220 million through vacancies. The teacher’s union and some parents say it incentivizes the district to leave positions open.
The Northwestern employees were charged with obstructing police, months after the encampment came down. Now the cases have been dismissed.
Northwestern College and the American Academy of Art College shut down this month, leaving hundreds of students in the lurch.