education funding

Ongoing budget talks at the Illinois Statehouse have shown no real sign of progress. This week, Senate Democrats pressed Governor Bruce Rauner’s...

A follow-up bill to Illinois' school funding reform law is headed to the state Senate after winning approval from members of the House. State officials…

The state's education chief says that the $350 million boost promised to public schools this year will be distributed beginning in April. State schools…

The Illinois legislature this afternoon approved a major, bipartisan overhaul of the way Illinois funds public education.Backers are calling it a landmark…

Some Republican lawmakers say the Illinois State House of Representatives may not have the votes to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of a school…

Northern Illinois University’s Acting President says it’s time to repair the damage done by the state budget impasse. That includes addressing employee…

The chief sponsor of Illinois’ education funding reform bill says he still hopes to work out a compromise with Republicans on a new version of the…

Local school districts would have to pay pension costs for all newly-hired teachers if the General Assembly upholds Governor Bruce Rauner's rewrite of the…

Roughly 67 percent of Illinois families could qualify to send their children to private schools using diverted taxpayer money under a proposal being…

About the same time Republican Governor Bruce Rauner received Senate Bill 1 Mon., a trio of Democrats arrived in Peoria to encourage support for it.Rep.…