In the News
Advance Illinois serves as a resource for media outlets from across the state and beyond on policy issues in education from birth to career. Here’s our recent coverage.
Legislation Seeks To Close The Adequacy Gap At State Higher Education Institutions
Legislators in Illinois have taken up the cause of getting more state funding for public higher education. Illinois State Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford and Illinois State Representative Carol Ammons recently announced the filing of SB3965, the Adequate and Equitable Funding Formula for Public Universities Act.
Illinois Bill Introduces Novel Higher Ed Funding Model
Drafted to make college more accessible for Illinois students by increasing state funding to prevent tuition hikes and filling funding gaps between flagships and regional institutions, the bill would be one of the first of its kind in the nation if it ultimately passes.
Illinois Proposal Would Increase Funding, Change Formula for Higher Education
State Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, and state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, held a press conference with education advocacy group Advance Illinois to discuss a bill they hope will create equitable funding making college more accessible.
Consolidated, ‘Compassionate’ Services Pledged for New Illinois Department of Early Childhood
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a law creating a separate Department of Early Childhood that will make it “simpler, better and fairer” for families seeking assistance and care for the state’s youngest residents.
A Lifeline for CPS and Other School Districts is Ending. What's Next?
Administrators, teachers and parents in the Chicago Public Schools system and districts throughout the region are grappling with the end of federal pandemic aid, a looming fiscal cliff because of the steep decline in the one-time funding.