Information included in this section:
Legislators who serve District 300
School Legislation
Teaching Our Kids in a 21st Century Economy
School Funding/Education Groups
The State of Illinois does not adequately fund education. Whereas school districts in most states
receive about 50% of their funding from their state, Illinois ranks 48th lowest in the amount of funding
schools receive from the state. In District 300, only about 30% of the district's funding comes from the
state. This inequity places the majority of the burden for funding schools on the property
taxpayer. The chart below illustrates the breakdown in funding sources for District 300's most recent
budget:
This inequity has lead many people to get involved legislatively. Advance 300 encourages everyone to get in touch with their legislators and let them know that Illinois needs to do a much better job at funding public education! The legislators who serve the District 300 community are listed below.
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For a map to find out who your representatives are, click here.
Representative Ruth Munson (R)
43rd District (Carpentersville, East Dundee)
ruth@ruthmunson.com
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Senator Michael Noland (D) Illinois State Senator
22nd District (Carpentersville, East Dundee)
Info@noland.org
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Representative Timothy L. Schmitz (R) Assistant Republican Leader
49th District (West of Rt. 25, South of County Line Rd, out to Hampshire and the entire southern
section of D300)
ilrep49@sbcglobal.net
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Senator Chris Lauzen (R)
25th District (West of Rt. 25, South of County Line Rd, out to Hampshire and the
entire southern section of D300)
admin@lauzen.com
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Representative Michael Tryon (R)
64th District (North of County Line Rd. including Northern Algonquin and Lake in the
Hills)
mike@miketryon.com
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Senator Pamela J. Althoff (R)
32nd District (North of County Line Rd. including Northern Algonquin and Lake in the Hills)
pam.althoff@senatoralthoff.com
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These individuals are your voice in Springfield, so let them know your opinions in regard to education and other issues.
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During the legislative session, your legislators discuss and vote on a variety of bills that affect education. The Illinois State Board of Education offers a web site that allows people to stay in touch with what is going on in Springfield in regard to education issues. To access this informative report, go to:
Under "what's new," click on "Alliance Legislative Report" for the most up-to-date analysis on legislative bills that affect education and the business of education.
To read about current bills, go to: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/default.asp
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Regardless of your political affiliation, the lack of state funding for education in Illinois is an issue that must be addressed. The following link will take you to the text of a moving and inspirational speech given recently by our United States Senator Barak Obama:
"Teaching Our Kids in a 21st Century Economy", Senator Barak Obama
If you would like to contact Senator Obama:
http://obama.senate.gov
Washington D.C. Office
713 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2854
(202) 228-4260 fax
(202 228-1404 TDD
Email: http://obama.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm?cat=health
Chicago Office
John C. Kluczynski Federal Office Building
230 South Dearborn St.
Suite 3900 (39th floor)
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 886-3506
(312) 886-3514 fax
Toll free: (866) 445-2520
(for IL residents only)
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The following links will take you to web sites for other school funding and education information groups:
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