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.
Ten years in, evidence-based funding has brought all districts to more than 60 percent of funding adequacy.
Chicago Public Schools' funding has dropped to 73% of what the state says CPS needs. Here's what it means for South Side schools and the school board race.
Illinois is marking 10 years of its Evidence-Based Funding model, which has brought more than $3.2 billion in additional state funding to public schools.
Although evidence-based funding is working as intended, state is about $4 billion away from fully funding schools.
The Illinois State Board of Education released details of how it will distribute $9.3 billion in Evidence-Based Funding to public schools for the upcoming academic year.
K-12 schools are in line for $9.2 billion through the evidence-based funding formula, which is a $350 million increase over last year.
Today, the buying power of what Illinois invests in higher education is dramatically lower than it was in the year 2000 and beyond that, there’s also a move in the General Assembly to change how that smaller pie is apportioned.
The state Board of Education says it needs a more accurate count of low-income students as participation in federal assistance programs declines.
The Illinois State Board of Education unanimously approved an overhaul to its system for deciding how well schools across the state are performing.
Legislation currently in the Illinois House seeks to make funding public universities more equitable.
Illinois Schools Still Face Pandemic Fallout as Attendance and Mental Health Challenges Persist
A new report from Advance Illinois shows schools across the state are still struggling to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Illinois Public Education Report Card Shows Mixed Grades
A comprehensive report card on Illinois public education shows both good news and bad news.

