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Education advocates ask candidates: What will you do for schools?

A+ Illinois to hold public forums with candidates for the Illinois General Assembly.

Crain’s Chicago Business Editorial Urges School Funding Reform

By Dawn Melchiorre, A+ Illinois Research Assistant

Health Insurance for All Kids

Governor proposes program to cover uninsured children from middle class families.

If this was easy, it would be done by now

MPC roundtable discusses how to overcome the challenges facing real education funding reform.

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Resolving the School Funding Debate

Metropolitan Planning Council Recommendations for Education and Tax Reform in 2007

A+ Illinois Media Kit

A collection of materials exploring education and tax policy reform issues and explaining what A+ Illinois hopes to achieve.

Metropolitan Planning Council Media Guide to the 95th General Assembly: Education Funding & Property Tax Reform

Testimony to the Illinois State Board of Education on the 2004 Education Budget

Network 21 recommendations to ISBE as it prepares its FY 2004 budget. Key recommendations include incorporating an increase in the foundation level and a change in the way the poverty grant is calculated.

Guide to Education Reform for the 2002 Election Cycle

Issue Brief No. 1: Recommendations to gubernatorial candidates and legislators for how to improve the quality of education in Illinois

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