SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Board of Education has approved a plan to send $97 million into Illinois schools with the greatest funding needs.
Lawmakers heard testimony on the proposal and approved the plan during a Senate appropriations committee hearing Wednesday.
The plan restores 95 percent of funding to about 30 school districts whose state funds were cut in a March budget deal.
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