Sunday. Beer. Football. Tax Hike. Which one of these doesn’t belong? This weekend you can enjoy three and fight the fourth at Butch McGuire’s in Chicago, one of Illinois’s best bars. Chicagoans already pay the highest spirits tax in the … Continue reading →
Archive of posts filed under the Illinois category.
The Southern Illinois Strike
Southern Illinois has a twisted and brutal history of labor conflict. While the coal industry has withered in that part of the state, loyalties still often lie with private labor in their battles with company management. Perhaps the faculty at … Continue reading →
Dropout rates rising?
Graduation rates are the most important performance factor within a school system. Illinois just saw its official graduation rate fall. Does this mean things are getting worse? Not exactly. But there are a number of officials with some explaining to … Continue reading →
Poor and Black in Illinois Schools
Poor students of color attend schools that typically are low-performing. That’s true within almost every state or local context. But from state to state the performance of black, low income students varies significantly. That’s because of differences in public policy. … Continue reading →
Teachers Underpaid?
A new study on teacher compensation is out from Andrew Biggs and Jason Richwine. The conventional wisdom on the issue is that teachers are underpaid. But the new study finds that compared to what you’d expect teachers to make in … Continue reading →
The Road Most, But Not Always, Traveled: Illinois
From Dan White at Moody’s Analytics: Indiana and Illinois, which have similar geographies and industrial makeups, have approached the recent recession’s fiscal problems with diametrically opposed strategies. Indiana has relied on spending cuts, while Illinois has implemented some of the … Continue reading →
