In spite of ranking in the top 10 in spending, Illinois schools are producing students who can’t read or do simple math at grade level. Obviously student achievement is not related to funding.
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Illinois ranks 8th in per student spending and has the highest property tax burden in the nation. Yet despite that spending, just 30% of Illinois students are reading at grade level and only 26% are proficient in math.
Results are even worse for Illinois’ minority students. Just 18% of Hispanic students and only 12% of black students statewide can read at grade level