Illinois third in U.S. for average in-state tuition, pricing people out of college

By Kurtis Karg, Dylan Sharkey

06/24/2024

Illinois’ average in-state tuition to public universities is among the highest in the nation. Getting an education is crucial to escaping poverty, putting Illinoisans at a great disadvantage.

TAGS: education

Utah makes life easier for job seekers; Illinois can, too

By Chris Coffey

06/21/2024

Utah consolidated and integrated government job and social services into a one-stop shop. Illinois can follow that example and efficiently pull more people out of poverty and into the working world.

TAGS: employment

Charter schools offer path to academic success for families in poverty

By Hannah Schmid

06/20/2024

A study found charter students in poverty had stronger growth in reading and math compared to their peers in traditional public schools, especially minority students in poverty. But the Chicago Teachers Union wants to limit families’ options to enroll their students in charter schools.

TAGS: education

What does it take to get a building permit in Chicago?

By Joe Tabor

06/20/2024

Chicago lags behind other cities in housing affordability. The city’s permitting process could be holding it back.

TAGS: construction, housing

Chicago Teachers Union killing charter school access for many families

By Hannah Schmid

06/19/2024

The Chicago Teachers Union’s current contract limits the growth of charter schools in Chicago. The union’s new contract demands seek to further deny access and limit parents’ options for their children’s educations.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Hard look at job rules can pull more Illinoisans from poverty

By Larry Han

06/18/2024

If Illinois used data-driven reviews before imposing job rules, more people could find work and escape poverty.

TAGS: poverty, unemployment

Vallas: Neighboring schools show why Chicago Teachers Union is so wrong

By Paul Vallas

06/14/2024

Students at a private school and a Chicago public school in the same neighborhood experience very different outcomes in their educations. Which one produces struggling students? The one dominated by the Chicago Teachers Union.

TAGS: education

Chicago Teachers Union fails to turn $68K per student into even 1 academic win

By Hannah Schmid

06/14/2024

Douglass Academy High School had 35 students with nearly 900 seats unfilled. None were proficient on the SAT. The Chicago Teachers Union wants to add at least eight staffers there and at every other school in the district at a cost of $1.7 billion.

TAGS: education

Chicago might boost housing affordability by allowing more granny flats

By Dylan Sharkey

06/13/2024

Chicago’s city council could boost housing affordability by expanding a program to allow more dwellings to be developed on existing home sites.

TAGS: affordable housing, Chicago

Poverty hits Black, Hispanic Chicagoans hardest, but education, jobs fix that

By Chris Coffey

06/11/2024

Black and Hispanic Chicagoans are persistently impacted by poverty more than other racial groups. What city and state leaders need to focus on is helping people down the path of education, job and then family.

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Illinois third in U.S. for average in-state tuition, pricing people out of college

Utah makes life easier for job seekers; Illinois can, too

Charter schools offer path to academic success for families in poverty

What does it take to get a building permit in Chicago?

Chicago Teachers Union killing charter school access for many families

Hard look at job rules can pull more Illinoisans from poverty

Vallas: Neighboring schools show why Chicago Teachers Union is so wrong

Chicago Teachers Union fails to turn $68K per student into even 1 academic win

Chicago might boost housing affordability by allowing more granny flats

Poverty hits Black, Hispanic Chicagoans hardest, but education, jobs fix that

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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