Stick failed; Try carrot
Quinn’s attempts at mass forced cuts went nowhere; consolidation is next
The “carrot” vs. the “stick” — which approach would work better to boost efficiencies and improve Illinois’ public education system?
In 2011, Gov. Pat Quinn proposed that the number of Illinois school districts be forcibly cut from 868 to 300. Quinn’s heavy-handed proposal rubbed enough lawmakers the wrong way that it was scuttled.
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