🌱 What did East Hazel Crest’s representative demand in the school funding showdown?
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- What did East Hazel Crest’s representative demand in the school funding showdown?
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• Lawmakers tussle over impacts of ‘equitable' school funding in Illinois – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — East Hazel Crest’s own state Rep. Will Davis chaired a tense hearing examining whether Illinois’ “equitable” school funding formula is delivering results after billions in new spending. Lawmakers from both parties pressed education officials on why many districts still fall short of adequacy targets and whether taxpayers can sustain rising state and property tax burdens. 
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