Pension-reform Drum Beats Louder in Elmhurst District 205 Officials' Ear
Shifting pension funding from the state to local school districts is gaining traction—and support of some Republicans—but Elmhurst school officials say the plan would cripple public education.
A proposal that would shift the burden of teacher pension costs from the state income tax payer to the local property tax payer is gaining traction in the Illinois General Assembly, according to an article in the Daily Herald Tuesday. Republican lawmakers traditionally have strongly opposed such legislation, however the Herald is reporting two Republicans, Rep. Chris Nybo of Elmhurst and David Harris of Arlington Heights, seem to be getting behind the idea. Democratic Rep. Elaine Nekritz of Northbrook, chairman of the House Pension Committee, has put forth a plan that would phase-in the costs to local school districts and require teachers and state workers to pay more into their retirement. Elmhurst District 205 School Board officials have…
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gary
10:38 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
100,000 in retirement. I retired a year and a half ago and make 39,000 downstate. Most schools downstate are in big trouble. We don't have the resources you have in the suburbs. We have been operating on shoestring budgets for quite some time now. When I have gone north for inservice,I just shake my head at the things you can afford in your classrooms. We might as well be in a different world. … more ›