Cross approved of Ryan's work on education funding, economic development and tax cuts. Children are scoring higher on standardized tests.
Unemployment is low.
But there is still work to be done. Also, over half of all new state revenues have been dedicated to education and workforce t raining. The Governor used the address to reassure the General Assembly that he will continue to work hard on behalf of education, tax relief and economic development. Ryan proposes to i ncrease the per-pupil funding level for all public schools. We need to keep building on Illinois' recent success.