CHICAGO (AP) - The four GOP candidates for Illinois governor are debating early childhood education.
State senators Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard, businessman Bruce Rauner and treasurer Dan Rutherford are facing off at WLS-TV studios in Chicago.
Rutherford says he views early childhood education as a “business investment” and funding should be increased.
Brady wants to eliminate the state board of education to allow decisions to be made at a local level.
Rauner wants more charter schools as well as vouchers to help poor children attend private schools.
Dillard says the education system should be seamless from early childhood through college in Illinois.
Three of the four candidates say they’re opposed to keeping the state’s income tax in place to increase school funding. Rutherford says he’s open to negotiations to extend the tax.
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