Mark Batinick and LyLena D. Estabine: How to make teaching attractive as a second career in Illinois
Currently, the Illinois' teachers pension system punishes and disincentives anyone who would want to teach only for a few years.
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Mark Batinick: Illinois is paying top dollar to fail its college-age young adults
Illinois makes everything more expensive. Tuition rises to cover the gaps. Taxpayers pick up the tab. And students go to other states.
Mark Batinick: Illinois Republicans must embrace vote by mail or be left behind
In lower-turnout contests, Democrats have a massive advantage because they’ve built a reliable vote-by-mail base.