IACAC Visits Legislators in Springfield

In education especially, there are an insurmountable number of obstacles when it comes to policies, politics, and resources. It is no doubt a challenging field to be in right now. I have heard the heartbreak countless times from many fellow colleagues and teachers who feel they no longer are able to truly teach or counsel students in the way they need because of all these challenges. It breaks my heart. We CANNOT play the "don't blame me" game. Who truly suffers from that? Our students. The reason we are here. We have to fight the good fight…for them.

$21,548 was spent per capita within the Illinois incarceration system. In contrast, the average operating expense per pupil within Illinois public schools was $11,841.53, with a total per capita expense of $12,867 (this includes local, state, and federal funding).