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.
Illinois Lawmakers Consider a New Bill to Pay Student Teachers
Illinois lawmakers are debating a bill that would pay student teachers as they’re learning to teach students.
Capitol Briefs: Chicago School Board, Student Teacher Pay, Local Food Measures All Advance in Springfield
A pair of competing bills in the House would, for the first time in Illinois, offer state-funded stipends for student teachers. Supporters of the idea say it’s needed to ease some of the financial burden on teachers-in-training, which some argue is one source of the state’s teacher shortage.
Commission Releases New ‘Road Map’ for Funding Illinois Public Higher Education, Aims to Close $1.4 Billion Gap
Illinois lawmakers have a new road map to fund public colleges and universities across the state. The Illinois Commission on Equitable Public University Funding released its recommendations Wednesday.
Illinois Commission Releases Recommendations on How to Make Higher-Ed Funding More Equitable
WNIJ's Peter Medlin spoke with commission member & Advance Illinois president Robin Steans about what that would mean for students.