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.
Your Turn: It's Time to Invest in Black, Brown and Low-Income College Students
Years of cuts and a state budget impasse caused students to look for colleges and universities outside of Illinois to further their education, with many even making the unfortunate decision not to go to college at all.
Scholarships for Early Childhood Educators Deserve More State Funding
Gov. Pritzker’s proposed FY25 budget includes significant investments in young learners and early childhood, but not nearly enough for the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity, a program to help educators get degrees and credentials.
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.
State Commission Unveils Report on Illinois Public University Funding Inequities
The state’s funding model for public universities needs an overhaul, a report from a commission created by the Illinois General Assembly concluded.