The superintendent of Chicago Public Schools is threatening the state of Illinois with a lawsuit if lawmakers don't come through more money for schools. Arne Duncan's comments come a day after the legislature all but blew-off a special session called to discuss education funding.
The legislature didn't consider anything on schools yesterday. That annoyed district head Duncan, who mocked Governor Rod Blagojevich for not paying enough attention to the issue.
DUNCAN: The governor went and patted some cows at the county fair.
He means state fair, but the point's the same. Duncan says Illinois leaders should stay in Springfield until they work out how to get less-affluent school districts more money.
DUNCAN: If they can't do the right thing legislatively - and we need to be hopeful that'll happen - maybe we have to challenge them through the legal system. Maybe it takes a class action lawsuit.
School officials tried a lawsuit over education funding in the 90s; it was dismissed.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
CPS Chief Threatens Lawsuit Over Education Funding
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