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1) Renewed Call For School Funding By: Alex Campbell See More Stories by this author.
A panel of lawmakers and advocates called for more funds for public schools at a forum convened by The Chicago Reporter and its partners.
Published: September, 2008

2) Wildly Disparate Funding By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Alden K. Loury and Matthew Hendrickson See More Stories by this author.
Illinois’ reliance on local property taxes to fund schools is one of the nation’s highest and has led to massive cumulative gaps in per-pupil spending, shows an analysis by The Chicago Reporter.
Published: July, 2008

3) Investing Early By: Sara Semelka See More Stories by this author.
High-quality pre-schools have been proven to make a significant difference, but a number of them have closed in recent years.
Published: November, 2006

4) Graduated, but unprepared By: Sarah Karp See More Stories by this author.
Many high school graduates are entering college in need of remedial classes.
Published: November, 2006

5) Down the hole By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein and Sarah Karp See More Stories by this author.
Illinois lost nearly $10 billion in 2005 from the “social costs” of high school dropouts. Some argue that boosting school funding will lower those costs, but others are not convinced.
Published: November, 2006

6) Costly choices
The combined social costs for Illinois residents withouth a high school diploma were nearly $10 billion.
Published: November, 2006

7) Never-ending cycle By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
Illinois’ reliance on property taxes as the major source of school funding has major consequences for communities throughout the state.
Published: November, 2006

8) Cash, no cure all By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
Growing needs strain flush district.
Published: November, 2006

9) Bells and whistles By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
Money might not guarantee academic success, but it can certainly buy some of the things that may help students get there.
Published: November, 2006

10) A Recipe for succces By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
Even while experiencing demographic changes, Edison Primary School has registered big test score gains without a lot of money.
Published: November, 2006

11) Playing catch-Up
Illinois school districts with the hightest property tax rates generate far less in local revenue than those districts with the lowest rates.
Published: November, 2006

12) More than money By: Sara Semelka See More Stories by this author.
One principal is turning her middle school around by making the neighbors responsible for it.
Published: November, 2006

13) The fight about funding By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
For many, school funding reform boils down to one question: Does more money equal better scores?
Published: November, 2006

14) Related links
Related web links
Published: November, 2006

15) Moment of Truth By: Natalie Y. Moore See More Stories by this author.
School funding reform advocates believe 2007 may be their best chance to force lawmakers to more evenly distribute public education dollars.
Published: September, 2006

16) Political will By: Angelica Herrera See More Stories by this author.
Advocates say narrowing funding gaps is not impossible.
Published: September, 2006

17) Not enough
School districts receiving less than the statewide average are from the southern half of Illinois.
Published: September, 2006

18) Revenue sources
State’s share of public education spending in Illinois decreased three years in a row.
Published: September, 2006

19) Related Links
Related web links
Published: September, 2006

20) Catching up By: Sarah Karp See More Stories by this author.
With greater needs, school districts serving mostly poor students often can’t provide more than the basics.
Published: March, 2006