On Thursday, Oct. 6, students and faculty will join together at 7:30 a.m. outside of the school and march in solidarity of poor funding to public schools across the nation.

In the United States, public schools receive their funding largely based on property taxes and state distribution of other taxes. Illinois is consistently one of the biggest perpetrators in unequal funding throughout the state, and minority neighborhoods face the worst of this lack of funding. Tensions are bubbling in the fight for fair funding, and as a result, Chicago Public School teachers will be striking starting next week.

“All around America, schools are being shut down for lack of funding. Our school gets a lot of funding for really amazing things, but that isn’t always the case,” Spencer Schwartz said.

At the march, there will be speeches, coffee, and donuts as the community comes together to stand against the atrocious funding habits of the state and country, resulting in the closing of schools. 800 schools around the nation are also participating in the march.

Come to Niles North at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 6 to march for underfunded public schools around the country!