That's why charter schools are located almost entirely in Chicago.

The Institute's Director of Outreach, Brian Costin, appeared January 12 on on the nationally syndicated show First Business responding to the recent unemployment insurance tax hike and extended benefits in Illinois.

Please join us for our education summit, In Our Hands, a gathering of national experts on school choice. The lunch session will be keynoted by the activist, pastor and state lawmaker, the Rev. Senator James Meeks.

$735 million from state sale.

A federal government study says the (federal) Head Start program isn't working.

The federal stimulus dollars were clearly advertised as temporary in nature. So why are folks adding the so-called loss of stimulus dollars to this year's budget deficit calculation?

The Institute's Kristina Rasmussen has a letter to the editor featured in the Chicago Tribune. She points out how, despite being nearly bankrupt, our state government continues to grow, adding over 2 thousand employees.

Download the full report here (pdf).Download the one-page Policy Point summary here (pdf).The ProblemDespite the $25 billion flowing into our public school system annually, a full 81 percent of people polled in Illinois would send their child to a school other than a traditional public school in order to receive the best possible education. Parents...

The State of Illinois spent more than $30 million on statistical and tabulation services in 2008 and 2009. Which departments spent the most? Find out here.