Dr Nick Polyak is the 5th highest paid School Superintendent in Illinois, yet the academic performance of the students does not support such a compensation.

Superintendent pay in Illinois is totally out of whack with what ordinary Illinoisans can afford and how few kids can read at grade level.

The best example, the recent super in Dolton. Nearly $600K in total comp when just 19% of his students in the district could read at grade level.

Or Michael Lubelfeld in Lake County, where there’s a referendum (1% sales tax hike) to raise more money for schools. It’d be better to look for money in administrative bloat and excess pay than via hike taxes.

Illinoisans already pay the nation’s highest property taxes. The below graphic shows one reason why.

Taxes won’t come down until we consolidate Illinois’ massive number of school districts in Illinois. Until we bring administrative pay in line with what taxpayers can afford. Until we end pensions for new hires. Until we stop putting public teacher union “rights” above those of ordinary Illinoisans.