Chicago Public Schools dysfunction hits low-income, minority students

By Hannah Schmid

11/02/2023

Spring test data shows low-income and minority students in Chicago Public Schools continue to record low proficiency rates. The Chicago Teachers Union wants to kill a school choice program that could help those students.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Most Chicago students still read, perform math below grade level

By Hannah Schmid

11/01/2023

Chicago students made gains in proficiency in reading and math on 2023 state assessments compared to 2022, but most students continue to perform below grade level. Overall student proficiency rates remain worse than before the pandemic.

Students filling Statehouse to save Illinois’ school choice program

By Jess Plowman

10/24/2023

The Illinois General Assembly was greeted back to Springfield by private school students pushing them to save the state scholarship program for low-income students. Thousands more are expected Oct. 25.

TAGS: Invest in Kids, school choice, teachers union

Invest in Kids tax credit scholarships mostly go to Black, Hispanic students

By Mailee Smith

10/23/2023

Low-income students from across Illinois receive Invest in Kids scholarships, with the majority going to Black and Hispanic students.

TAGS: Invest in Kids

Another poll finds Illinoisans strongly back school choice scholarships

By Dylan Sharkey

10/18/2023

Democrats’ pollster found Illinois voters strongly support Invest in Kids scholarships for low-income students. The results were similar to other polls, and again tell state lawmakers voters want them to save school choice.

TAGS: Invest in Kids

Most Invest in Kids scholarships go to families living on $49K or less for 4

By Hannah Schmid

10/18/2023

The majority of families who received scholarships from the Invest in Kids program in the 2022-2023 school year earned the equivalent of just $49,025 for a family of four. Over 25% were below the poverty line.

TAGS: Invest in Kids

Why support Illinois school choice? Let them tell you.

By Brad Weisenstein

10/16/2023

Hear from those involved in Illinois' only school choice program about why Invest in Kids matters and should be saved.

TAGS: Invest in Kids, school choice, The Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program

What is the Invest in Kids scholarship program, and why it matters

By Hannah Schmid

10/13/2023

Over 9,600 low-income students rely on the Invest in Kids scholarship program to attend schools that best fit their needs. Here’s what you need to know about the program and why it is important lawmakers extend the program this fall.

TAGS: Invest in Kids

Archdiocese of Chicago students thrive. Chicago Public Schools students struggle.

By Mailee Smith, Hannah Schmid

10/11/2023

But nearly 3,000 low-income students enrolled in Chicago’s parochial schools will lose their scholarships if the Invest in Kids Act is not extended by state lawmakers this fall.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Stacy Davis Gates’ income is 543% more than families she wants denied scholarships

By Mailee Smith

10/02/2023

New data filed with the U.S. Department of Labor shows Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates’ total income tops $289,000. The average household income of families receiving the Invest in Kids scholarships she wants to kill “for good” is just $45,046.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Invest in Kids, Stacy Davis Gates

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Chicago Public Schools dysfunction hits low-income, minority students

Most Chicago students still read, perform math below grade level

Students filling Statehouse to save Illinois’ school choice program

Invest in Kids tax credit scholarships mostly go to Black, Hispanic students

Another poll finds Illinoisans strongly back school choice scholarships

Most Invest in Kids scholarships go to families living on $49K or less for 4

Why support Illinois school choice? Let them tell you.

What is the Invest in Kids scholarship program, and why it matters

Archdiocese of Chicago students thrive. Chicago Public Schools students struggle.

Stacy Davis Gates’ income is 543% more than families she wants denied scholarships

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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