Illinois

and take over the pensions, for one thing, since it carries the pensions for all other state school districts.

the switch to per pupil allocation is crushing some schools that are underutilized. which is the point, i believe. one local elementary schools is suffocating from this. they have lead paint peeling in the school, and have not removed it in spite of serious parental pressure to do so.
but at the very least, that per pupil amount is absurd. rich suburbs spend 3 times that. reliance on property taxes is just ridiculous. we are like a third world country here.