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Five Illinois schools will receive more than $20 million in federal grants over the next five years to help improve student performance and ensure…
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Illinois lawmakers return to work this week, and one of the decisions they face is whether to pass a school funding reform plan.David Ardrey, executive…
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Illinois lawmakers are also considering proposals to rewrite the way the state funds public schools. Marguerite Roza directs the Edunomics Lab at…
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A new plan to change the school funding formula is emerging in the legislature. Jason Barickman, a Republican state senator from Bloomington, plans to…
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It'll take until mid-May -- as the legislative session is drawing to a close -- to learn which schools will win, and which will lose, under a proposed new…
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School superintendents in Illinois are getting a chance to weigh in on what could be a huge change in the state’s public school funding formula. School…
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A proposal to overhaul the way Illinois schools get state funding is advancing in the state Senate. Republicans say the plan is being rushed through the…
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The Illinois State Board of Education is warning school districts to prepare to make due with less next fiscal year.State Board of Education spokesman…