Looks at the school finance crisis in Illinois and focuses on New Trier. New Trier, for those not familiar with it, is probably one of the best funded districts in the nation, and performs at a level with the best private prep schools in the country.
The fact that New Trier is facing a shortfall doesn’t mean it is in crisis, it means New Trier needs to being economical for once. I do not begrudge New Trier anything, however, it is assanine to cite them as an example of a school budget crisis when they are not in an actual crisis. Of all of the working class suburban and rural schools in deep crisis, the Trib chose one district that might have to cut a few extras. Nice.