A+ in the News
Let's talk school funding solutions 8/25/2008
A+ Illinois Campaign Manager Mary Ellen Guest explains why state leaders should get busy solving Illinois' school quality and funding crisis
Group accuses Illinois of bias in school funding
8/22/2008
The Chicago Urban League challenges the constitutionality of a school funding system it calls "inadequate and unequal"
When education is unequal 8/22/2008
The president of the Chicago Urban League explains why Illinois' school funding system must be overhauled to provide ALL students the opportunity to succeed.
Media Releases
Education Advocates Urge Compromise to Cure School Funding Crisis 8/12/2008
Illinois' share of school funding at lowest point in eight years
We need comprehensive solution to end annual budget battles 7/21/2008
A+ Illinois' Campaign Manager Mary Ellen Guest's letter to the Bloomington Pantagraph
CPS Budget Shortfalls Indicate Urgent Need for New Revenues
2/14/2008
A+ Illinois Calls on State Leaders to Fund Quality Initiatives
A+ Illinois Media Kit
A collection of materials exploring education and tax policy reform issues and explaining what A+ Illinois hopes to achieve.
Articles
Chicago Urban League Files Civil Rights Lawsuit on School Funding
8/22/2008
Lawsuit calls for an end to discriminatory practices that have left African American and Latino children behind
Bunker Hill, Illinois endorses Senate Bill 2288 5/5/2008
Downstate town welcomes new revenues for schools, capital and property tax relief
Illinois Homeowners Pay Bigger Bill for Schools 5/2/2008
Local property taxpayers' share of school funding on the rise in Illinois