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A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION.

Our children's future is in jeopardy.

America's once comfortable lead in education has evaporated. Students from around the world now routinely outperform American students on nearly all measures of academic achievement.

The situation is no better in Illinois. Though our students live in the digital age, they are being schooled in systems created for the industrial age.

The result? Too many kids fail to graduate from high school. Those who do are not prepared for college, careers or life in a competitive marketplace.

Advance Illinois believes we can do better, and that all Illinois students should have the chance to graduate from high school college-ready, career-ready and world-ready.

4 March, 2010

Illinois a Race to the Top Finalist

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Congratulations to Illinois for being named one of the 16 Race to the Top finalists.  State leaders and lawmakers should be proud of their hard work and smart leadership over the past year. Good luck to the team going to do the finalist interview in Washington.  Here is the statement from Advance Illinois Executive Director Robin Steans.   Here is the Dept of Education page on the Race to the Top.

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2 February, 2010

Illinois Joins Six-State Turnaround Effort

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Illinois was one of six states chosen for a new multi-state initiative to “clear hurdles that have hindered previous attempts to improve underperforming schools.” Read more in EdWeek (article access compliments of edweek.org) or read the press release from MassInsight, which is leading the project.

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Illinois Education Leaders win National Award

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The Data Quality Campaign awarded 4 state education leaders the “State Policymakers of the Year” award for “their critical leadership role in supporting comprehensive legislation requiring the development of a statewide longitudinal data system.”  Read more…

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Advance Illinois is an independent, objective voice to promote a public education system in Illinois that prepares all students to be ready for work, college, & democratic citizenship.

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