Statements
Please find our latest statements below.
Advance Illinois Statement on FY22 State Budget
CHICAGO, IL – In the wake of a pandemic and with many competing priorities, we applaud the appropriation of $350 million for the Evidence-Based Funding formula. This is a direct investment in the next generation and in Illinois’ own future.
From Birth to Career, Fund the Entire Education Continuum
Just three months ago, we made the case that it would take new ways of thinking and working to ensure the state’s education system emerges from the pandemic able to serve kids better and more equitably.
Advance Illinois Applauds Governor Pritzker's Support of Appropriating $350 Million for the Evidence-Based Funding Formula for FY22
CHICAGO, IL – Based on improved revenue projections and state finances, Governor Pritzker today announced that he supports appropriating $350 million in general revenue funds for the Evidence-Based Funding formula for FY22.
Advance Illinois Applauds the Governor’s Early Childhood Funding Commission Report
CHICAGO, IL – Today, Governor Pritzker announced important first steps towards the implementation of heavy-hitting recommendations in Ready Illinois: Simpler, Fairer, Better, a monumental report released by the Illinois Commission on Equitable Early Childhood Education and Care just two weeks ago.
Advance Illinois Responds to Governor Pritzker’s Proposed FY22 Budget
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois faces serious budgetary challenges, which have been exacerbated by the dramatic impact of COVID-19. It will not be easy to address the many and varied issues that pre-existed the pandemic and have been compounded by it.