ineteen studies have been conducted in cities and states where school voucher programs have been created. Eighteen of them find significant improvement in public school performance.
Illinois
An op-ed from James Meeks and Andy McKenna cites research from the Illinois Policy Institute.
Cartoon blogging featuring Scott Stantis.
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission employees 36 individuals who each made over $100,000 in 2008.
Meeks' voucher bill, now being considered in the House Executive Committee, will offer 22,000 kids hope for a better life.
An editorial in the Chicago Tribune mentions the Institute's proposals as responsible and sensible ideas to solve the budget crisis facing the state.
Find out the average annual wages of a budget analyst on the state payroll here.
Ready for new Illinois taxes on plastic grocery bags, music downloads, and soda pop cans?
HB5154 would threaten transparency in Illinois government by prohibiting the release of any public employee's performance evaluation.
Look closely, very closely. The real score on Quinn's plan: $900 million in spending reductions vs. $3.5 billion in tax hikes.
In 2008, switchboard operators on the state payroll made 29% more in wages on average than their counterparts in the rest of Illinois.
In 2008, the State of Illinois paid over one million dollars, in wages, to nine workers' compensation commissioners.