Legislators Ready to Redraw Districts; Dems Will Deal with Population Shifts

01/31/2011

Institute CEO, John Tillman, was quoted in a Belleville News Democrat story about legislative redistricting.

Strong Support for School Choice among Chicago Parents

12/31/2010

According to a Renaissance Schools Fund and Richard Day Research poll, Chicago's charter school parents report overwhelming satisfaction with the quality of their children's education.

Charter Schools and Changing Neighborhoods: Hispanics and English Learners in Chicago

By Collin Hitt

09/30/2009

The Problem Illinois’s Limited English Proficient (LEP) and Hispanic students will play a major role in determining the state’s economic future. Unfortunately, these two critical groups of students have remained among the lowest-performing in our schools. This is especially the case in Chicago Public Schools, where the problem is exacerbated by the fact that thousands...

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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Legislators Ready to Redraw Districts; Dems Will Deal with Population Shifts

Strong Support for School Choice among Chicago Parents

Charter Schools and Changing Neighborhoods: Hispanics and English Learners in Chicago

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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