Daily Herald, February 2, 2017: Report: Federal funds meant for educating poor kids go to pay down state pension debt
“Stand for Children found Elgin Area Unit District 46, which has a 63 percent poverty rate among students, lost $1.1 million in federal funds in 2014, the most recent year studied. Waukegan Unit District 60, where 97 percent of students are below poverty thresholds, lost $705,549 that year. Aurora West Unit District 129, which has a 60 percent poverty rate, lost $507,321.”