Schoenburg points out the issue:
Why is there a need for an education department under the governor when he’s running the place anyway?
That could be the question after the first moves of the new State Board of Education. Gov. ROD BLAGOJEVICH has said he wants to be held responsible for education in Illinois, and the way things are going, he’s going to be in a position to get the kudos – or the blame – for whatever happens to schools in Illinois.
Let me add, if you don’t fix the financing, nothing else will matter.