Here are a few ways to find out more about the education-related portions of the federal budget, released Thursday by the White House.

- The Washington Post focuses on how the budget invests in teacher merit pay programs.

- Catalyst focuses on the impact in Chicago and Illinois.

- Politics K-12 notes some school districts may find that money they counted on has been cut.

- For the full account, here is the Dept. of Education’s summary page.

- Finally, did you know the Dept. of Education had a liaison to the U.N., based in Paris? The LA Times says: Not any more.

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Our second Town Hall of our Listening Tour, in Decatur, was a window into how a community that comes together around its children can bring strong improvement to its schools. Test scores in Grades 3 through 8 are up in Decatur. Here are links to media coverage and videos.

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Our co-chairs have written an Op-Ed for the Chicago Tribune, after the Tribune wrote an editorial around Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s strong words during his last visit home. Duncan said Illinois had to think “very, very differently” about education reform or risk additional stimulus funding. The Advance Illinois Op-Ed agrees and argues that more is at stake for Illinois than just stimulus funding: our children’s future is at risk. You can also read other coverage of Duncan’s visit.   And, two governors joined in the discussion with their own Op-Ed in the Sunday Tribune.

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