Meta settlement not the answer to state's education funding crisis

Hours after the social media giant Meta agreed last Wednesday to settle a case brought by 47 state attorneys general and implement reforms to protect children from social media harms, the Illinois Federation of Teachers issued a demand that all of Illinois’ portion of the $17.1 billion settlement — $768 million — be designated “to address the funding crisis for school districts across the state.” “The Governor has said he supports more funding for education but didn’t know where it would come…