* I’m told the IEA is running this radio spot this week on stations in Chicago and other markets…

* Script…

In August, there’s always excitement as children get ready to return to school. But this year excitement has been replaced by anxiety.

Anxiety because Gov. Rauner vetoed the school funding bill. Because of Gov. Rauner, schools throughout Illinois will be forced to open with fewer teachers and with more students crowded into classrooms.

Here are the facts. Illinois schools rank among the ten best in the nation, but were dead last in state funding. Teachers have said for years that we need to reform the way we fund our public schools. Lawmakers finally passed a bipartisan plan to do that.

It’s called SB1. Gov. Rauner’s team said he supports 90 percent of SB1. But then he vetoed it.

Schools need the funding SB1 provides. Gov. Rauner was elected to help kids, not act like one.

Please call Springfield and urge your state Rep. to override Gov. Rauner’s veto of SB1. Brought to you by the Illinois Education Association. The voice of Illinois teachers.