Superintendent of the Taylorville School District Dr. Greggory Fursteneau was a guest on the Newstalk WTIM Morning Show Wednesday Morning. Senate Bill 231 passing in the Illinois Senate was a hot topic during the discussion, with Dr. Fursteneau said how this bill is very important to schools in Christian County.

It was noted how SB 231 was a revised bill that State Senator Andy Manar had already introduced, but hadn’t gone anywhere. House Speaker Michael Madigan currently has his own state education funding bill in the house. Dr. Fursteneau said how he thinks that school funding reform is a good starting point towards the discussion of a complete state budget.

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Fursteneau said how the school funding issue is a great opportunity for the state to rise above the political bickering that has held the state back in recent years, and work together for a better future.