school funding

Illinois' taxpayer-funded private school scholarship program is beginning its second year, though the new governor has criticized the initiative. The…

The application system is scheduled to reopen next week for Illinois families wanting to apply for the state's new private school scholarship…

The delay in getting a state education budget means some school districts are still making budgetary adjustments. But it seems positive in the case of…

Count Democrat Chris Kennedy as an opponent of the proposed agreement to fund K-12 schools in Illinois.The gubernatorial candidate says no one has…

A day after praising a tentative deal in Illinois' school funding fight, Gov. Bruce Rauner is giving it mixed reviews. Bipartisan legislative leaders say…

A tentative deal on state school funding includes money to pay Chicago teacher pension costs for the first time, Mayor Rahm Emanuel made clear Thursday…

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois' legislative leaders are set to continue negotiations on a possible solution to the state's school funding impasse. House Speaker…

School superintendents from central and southern Illinois are pushing lawmakers to reach an agreement on overhauling the state's school funding…

The debate over school funding in Illinois has focused on Chicago Public Schools, which Governor Bruce Rauner alleges would get a "bailout" under a plan…

A political cartoon circulated by a conservative Illinois think tank with ties to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has triggered accusations of racism and…