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Linda Lenz founded Catalyst Chicago, a nonprofit magazine devoted to public education in the city that began publishing after a change in state law.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early childhood education and efforts to combat homelessness among other areas.

Gov. Pritzker unveiled a near $50B spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. We look at four areas he wants to increase spending.

The governor is calling for new investments in education and efforts to combat poverty.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early childhood education and efforts to combat homelessness among other areas.

(The Center Square) – Public education advocates say Illinois' evidence-based funding model has adequately funded schools. However, one lawmaker says students are still underperforming. Illinois' evidence-based K-12 sch...

The impact of COVID-19 in Illinois

“We knew enrollment had taken a serious hit. I don't think we fully appreciated just how serious that decline was, even in those early grades and community colleges. I think we were concerned that those numbers are not bouncing back."

The state’s largest school district by far was surprisingly categorized Friday in the second tier of financial need — a move that comes with a corresponding drop in funding.

A change in state funding has caused Chicago Public Schools to lose almost $30 million in expected state money, representing yet another hit as district officials warn of ramifications in both the near and distant future.