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Equitable Funding & Resources
Investing in Illinois’ Students: An Analysis of Evidence-Based Funding and the Path to Equity, Student Success, and Long-Term COVID-19 Recovery
This report shares new analyses on the impact of EBF on K-12 education resource equity and remaining gaps between current funding levels and full, adequate funding. The data are striking and underscore the need for the state to honor the commitment it made in the EBF legislation to invest at least $350 million in our schools through the new formula each year. This investment is critical to support long-term school improvement and close longstanding funding disparities.
Published April 2021.
Evidence-Based Funding Formula Equity Dashboard (2021)
This dashboard accompanies Advance Illinois' report "Investing in Illinois' Students: An Analysis of Evidence-Based Funding and the Path to Equity, Student Success, and Long-Term COVID-19 Recovery." To explore data on the impact of Evidence-Based Funding in Illinois over time, click the buttons across the top of this dashboard.
Published April 2021.
Federal Stimulus Funds Summary
This aims to summarize the three rounds of federal stimulus dollars aimed to help education systems recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published March 2021.
The New Illinois Evidence-Based Funding for Students Success Act
This overview provides a description of the components of the adequacy and distribution methodologies developed for Illinois based on the EBM and will now be referred to as the Evidence-Based Formula (EBF).
Published Fall 2017.