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Public school advocates celebrate end of controversial Invest in Kids scholarship program

The Illinois General Assembly did not extend the Invest in Kids Scholarship Tax Credit Program at its Nov. 9 fall veto session. The program, which provides indirect state support for qualifying students attending non-public schools, will end as scheduled on Dec. 31. Passed in 2017, the Invest in Kids Act offers individuals and businesses which...

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Illinois' controversial private school scholarship program is ending

Illinois' controversial private school scholarship program is ending

Lawmakers tried unsuccessfully to keep alive a program that sent 9,700 students to private schools this year with taxpayer support.

'It's a sensitive issue': Invest in Kids scholarship program hangs in the balance

What's at stake for suburban students with Invest in Kids' scholarships if the program dies in veto session? Currently, "the votes are not there."

Illinois taxpayers on hook for $5.6 billion pension fix

Illinois taxpayers should be contributing about $250 million more a year into teacher, state employee and university faculty pension systems in order to correct violations of federal tax law, according to a recently issued report.

Illinois private school tax credit: Backers rally to save it

School choice or a drain on public education? Backers aim to save controversial private school tax credit left out of new Illinois budget.

Backers of Illinois private school tax credit aim to save it

Critics say the state shouldn't fund a program that shifts public funds to private and religious schools, some of which discriminate.

Budgeting down to the wire