School Choice

The St. Louis University/YouGov poll found many undecided voters as ballot campaign gathers signatures. The poll also found strong support for repealing the sales tax on food and sports wagering.

The Senate gave initial approval to a 153-page education package with 20 of the chamber’s 34 members in support.

Dr. Travis Threats’ family was featured in “Silver Rights: The Story of the Carter Family’s Brave Decision to Send Their Children to an All-White Schools and Claim Their Civil Rights” in 1996.

Illinois' veto session runs from Oct. 24 to 26 and Nov. 7 to 9 in Springfield. Lawmakers will have a full agenda, including a handful of vetoes from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

The new program is now accepting both applications and donations.

With fewer Republican lawmakers in the legislature who have previously supported school choice measures, compromises were made to secure the bills’ passage

Charters don’t get as much local revenue as traditional public schools. They also aren’t subject to the same state ratings.

Magnet, charter, neighborhood, choice: The different types of schools in urban public education can be a lot to decipher, even a few decades into the…

When Evita Caldwell arrived at St. Louis University as a freshman, she quickly understood a couple of things: First, that she lacked the professional…

Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School in East St. Louis is one of hundreds of private schools in Illinois that could see a financial boost from the state’s…