June | 2017 | Advance Illinois

Media advisory: Superintendents, education advocates to launch town halls across Illinois to discuss SB1 and the school funding crisis

CHICAGO (June 23, 2017) – Superintendents and education advocates are coming together with the Fix the Formula Illinois campaign for town hall meetings next week to discuss a solution to the state’s worst-in-the-nation school funding formula. The meetings will include a presentation on the evidence-based school funding model and SB1, which passed the General Assembly […]

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Tribune letter: Funding formula helps all students

June 8, 2017 — Advance Illinois Co-Chairs John Edwardson and Marin Gjaja wrote a letter to the Chicago Tribune in support of the passage of SB1, which reforms school funding in Illinois, and calling for Governor Rauner to sign the bill. Here’s the text of the letter: In response to the editorial “Don’t dare applaud […]

Statement: Passage of school funding reform is a historic triumph

SPRINGFIELD (May 31, 2017) — The General Assembly’s passage of SB1 tonight is a historic triumph for students and ends an era of Illinois having the most inequitable school funding system in the nation. Thank you to everyone who voted for this bill. We are grateful to Representative Will Davis, Senator Andy Manar and Senator […]