{"id":1471,"date":"2023-01-27T21:40:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/?p=1471"},"modified":"2023-01-27T21:40:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:40:40","slug":"theyre-counting-on-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/our-stories\/theyre-counting-on-us\/","title":{"rendered":"They’re Counting on Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cDon\u2019t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I\u2019ll tell you what you value.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Biden has said those words often over the years, noting the importance of what\u2019s included in each budget. They reflect our priorities and what we truly value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now we urge Governor Pritzker to make his next budget proposal a true reflection of what Illinois values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We value education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We value students having the support they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We value educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We value safe schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We value all these things and more. To reach that goal \u2013 something we all truly value<\/em> \u2013 we must accelerate the pace of funding for schools. Our kids are counting on us to stand up for them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you\u2019ll join me and urge Gov. Pritzker to include accelerated new funding for Illinois classrooms.<\/a> We simply cannot wait any longer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tell the governor what we value<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

This should be in the Governor\u2019s budget proposal. Because, after all, this is something we all value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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