A Rising Tide: School Vouchers and Their History of Improving Public Schools

04/21/2010

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.

Fiscal Follies: Why Illinois

04/21/2010

Illinois

Institute in the Tribune: A Worthy Education

04/21/2010

An op-ed from James Meeks and Andy McKenna cites research from the Illinois Policy Institute.

Institute in the Chicago Sun-Times: State Should Embrace Meeks Voucher Bill

04/20/2010

Meeks' voucher bill, now being considered in the House Executive Committee, will offer 22,000 kids hope for a better life.

Institute in the Chicago Tribune: Halfway to Nowhere

04/20/2010

An editorial in the Chicago Tribune mentions the Institute's proposals as responsible and sensible ideas to solve the budget crisis facing the state.

Tea Party Turnaround

04/14/2010

Over the past year, millions of Americans have come off of the sidelines and involved themselves in the political process as part of the widespread tea party movement.

Institute in the SJR: City Needs More School Choices – Now

04/09/2010

Collin Hitt, the Institute's Director of Education Policy, has an op-ed on school vouchers featured in the State Journal-Register.

$200K to the Chicago Architecture Foundation

04/05/2010

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity gave the Chicago Architecture Foundation a $200,000 tourism grant to fund projects such as a state-of-the-art scale model of Chicago.

Capitol Update: School Vouchers

03/29/2010

Collin Hitt, Director of Education Policy, discusses the latest news on SB 2494 from the State Capitol. This bill would allow children in the lowest performing schools in Chicago to attend private school with the use of a school voucher.

The Jury on School Vouchers

03/24/2010

This report, prepared by the Institute for Justice, says SB294 is constitutional under both the federal Establishment Clause and the Illinois Constitution.

Chicago

A Rising Tide: School Vouchers and Their History of Improving Public Schools

Fiscal Follies: Why Illinois

Institute in the Tribune: A Worthy Education

Institute in the Chicago Sun-Times: State Should Embrace Meeks Voucher Bill

Institute in the Chicago Tribune: Halfway to Nowhere

Tea Party Turnaround

Institute in the SJR: City Needs More School Choices – Now

$200K to the Chicago Architecture Foundation

Capitol Update: School Vouchers

The Jury on School Vouchers

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

Report Archive

Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students