Lawsuit aims to force US Education Department to release vital funds for low-income students, English learners, immigrant ...

The attorneys general said an expected $219 million in federal education funding used to pay for after-school and summer ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a letter with other Democratic governors calling on the Trump administration to release withheld ...

A group of public school districts sued Illinois on Wednesday, claiming the state was not providing adequate funding for them to comply with state-mandated learning standards. The lawsuit filed by ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office said the state was expected to receive an estimated $219 million in federal ...

The school district has joined a lawsuit suing the state of Illinois for failing to adequately fund public education. Photo by Robert Cohen, [email protected] Robert Cohen ...

The lawsuit is consistent with the position of the Illinois State Board of Education, which has said $7.2 billion more would be needed to meet the goal of 100 percent funding to adequate levels.

CHICAGO | Two Illinoisans are suing the State Board of Education and Gov. Pat Quinn, claiming the way the state funds schools is unfair to taxpayers.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A group of public school districts sued Illinois on Wednesday, claiming the state was not providing adequate funding for them to comply with state-mandated learning standards ...

CHICAGO | Using property tax revenue to fund schools is unconstitutional and discriminatory, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Chicago Urban League.

In 2008, the Chicago Urban League sued the state and ISBE, describing Illinois’ education finance system as a “failed school funding scheme” that creates wide financial gaps between school ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Public Schools sued Illinois on Tuesday claiming the state's method of education funding discriminates against its largely black and Hispanic student body. The ...