The Latest: CPS blasts governor's school funding plan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on education proposals in Illinois (all times local):

1:15 p.m.

The head of Chicago Public Schools says Gov. Bruce Rauner's education funding plan is a continuation of a "reverse Robin Hood" education policy where rich districts get more and poor districts get less.

CPS CEO Forrest Claypool told reporters Tuesday that the state's largest school district stands to lose $74 million under the plan, something that will disproportionately affect minority children. Claypool says declining enrollment in Chicago is only a small factor. He pointed to drops in funding for East St. Louis and North Chicago.

Under Rauner's proposal, total education funding will increase by $120 million in Illinois for the 2017 fiscal year. The State Board of Education says most districts will receive more money.

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11:50 a.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has released figures breaking down how much each Illinois school district would receive next year under his education funding plan.

The Illinois State Board of Education says the plan calls for increasing funding by $120 million in the fiscal year that begins July 1.

The idea of the proposal is to fully fund the general state aid to schools instead of prorating it - a practice followed for seven years. Board officials say districts that lose money under the plan have decreased enrollment and fewer students living in poverty. Officials say the schools also have increased local property wealth, which contributes to school accounts.

Numbers are not yet available for a rival plan by Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar (muh-NAHR') of Bunker Hill. It would send more state money to less wealthy districts.

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Online:

Rauner education funding plan: http://bit.ly/1Q58egH