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Fix School Funding!
 
On March 10, Governor Quinn presented his budget for 2010-11. He recommended a 17 percent state reduction to education funding which translates into $29 million cut to U-46. At a time when districts across the state are struggling to fund the educational needs of their students, any reduction in funding will devastate school budgets. 

Click here to listen to Dr. Torres' budget remarks.    

Parents, community members, employees can help get the message to Springfield by contacting their representatives and the governor. Governor Quinn has an interactive budget site at
http://www2.illinois.gov/budget/Pages/default.aspx that encourages public feedback.
 
You can find contact information for your legislators on the Illinois General Assembly site at http://www.ilga.gov/ . If you need the name of the legislator for your district, you can find it under  “Legislator Lookup” also available on the page under “Additional Resources.” 

Updated budget information:
March 15, 2010 Press Release: Economy and State Budget Reductions Lead to Extensive Cuts for U-46 Students

Please click here to view Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Targeted Reductions
  
Please click here for Budget Reductions PowerPoint presentation to the Board 3-15-10
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Be sure to view the January Energy Efficiency Report within the story. Full Story

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Golden Apple Scholars
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Discovery 2010 Science Fair
Discovery 2010, the first Science Fair/Exposition is coming to Gail Borden Library on April 17. Full Story

School News for the Week of March 15
School activities for the current week. Full Story

U-46 Superintendent to Host Final Monthly Community Meeting
School District U-46 school superintendent Dr. José M. Torres will hold the last monthly open session of this school year on May 6 to meet with U-46 community members. Full Story

 
 

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