Our 2026 advocacy day is in the books! 🗣️🏛️✊🏽
What an incredible day in Springfield of talking with legislators about fully funding our public schools through EBF & progressive revenue.
Special thanks to so many of our amazing partners!
It was so exciting to support the many of coalition member organizations at the Parent Mentor Program Convention today! Congrats to all the parent mentors today!
“Public dollars are for public schools. Point blank, period,” "We are the stewards of those public dollars. Money pays for what we give our students — so this is about the students.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/c...
“Public dollars are for public schools. Point blank, period,” "We are the stewards of those public dollars. Money pays for what we give our students — so this is about the students.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/c...
The board voted 15-0, to adopt a resolution Wednesday that denounces the Trump administration’s efforts “to expand and incentivize voucher or publicly funded scholarships for private schools” and criticized private schools as nontransparent institutions.
Every child, no matter their race, income, or zip code deserves a great education in a well-funded public school. Vouchers threaten our neighborhood public schools. It's time to let our Illinois leaders know that we say NO to vouchers!
The board’s resolution argues that “the diversion of public funds for private education weakens not only public schools but other vital public goods and services such as transportation, healthcare and efforts to preserve the environment.”
www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026...
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We’ve got governor envy! WI, MN, and KY’s leaders firmly rejected federal vouchers and made the fight for public schools their priority, we need Pritzker to say loud and proud, NO VOUCHERS for IL—we love our public schools! Write today (even if you’ve reached out before): bit.ly/no_vouchers_letters
In addition to emailing your Board member, you can submit a written comment to the Board for the record: chicagopsprod.service-now.com/sp?id=board_...
You can enter the lottery to speak to the Board about the voucher resolution here: www.cpsboe.org/meetings/reg...
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ACTION ALERT for the stand against the Trump administration's harmful school voucher program! The Chi Board of Ed anti-federal voucher resolution is now on their Wed., April 8th agenda.
Chicagoan? Contact your Board of Ed member TODAY—urge them to vote YES on this resolution: bit.ly/cps_boe_no_v...
🏫With so much talk about school vouchers in Illinois, we must highlight the real harms of these programs, as some people sell a vision of vouchers that underneath the surface attempts to dismantle public education.
📚Here’s a guide to help you talk about the illusion that school vouchers paints.
Schools vouchers threaten our neighborhood public schools. We applaud @senatorguzman.bsky.social for speaking up for public schools and for standing against any and all voucher schemes.
Read the latest in the Chicago Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/23/p...
English learners across northern Illinois schools are facing growing uncertainty as federal funding cuts and policy changes threaten the programs they rely on to learn in the classroom.
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🚨TONIGHT! This election night eve, join us for a panel discussing the real harms of school vouchers.
Tonight we’ll be joined by panelists from across the state. We’ll also be joined by @senatorguzman.bsky.social
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“The initiative undermines the goal of a high-quality school in every neighborhood, which is part of the social fabric of every community.” #NoVouchers
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Monday, March 16, join us for a conversation about the real harms of school vouchers. We’re calling on Illinois state leaders to reject the federal voucher program and misleading ballot initiatives that push them forward.
Join us on March 16 at 6:00 p.m
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Monday March 16, join us for a panel discussing the real harms of school vouchers. We are urging Illinois state leaders to reject both federal voucher programs and misleading ballot initiatives that promote them.
Join us March 16 at 6:00 pm!
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“It is now time for us as a state to put in the public dollars to fully fund that formula, not get distracted with gimmicks that will send public dollars to private programs that discriminate.” — @lwvgr.bsky.social 👏👏👏
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Help us let voters know there’s a misleading pro-voucher question on their primary ballot, orchestrated by the Illinois Policy Institute (an ultra-conservative, anti-public school org funded by rightwing billionaires) as a ploy to garner support for federal vouchers. RSVP bit.ly/3_10callsforschools
🚨TOMORROW, join us for a data-driven conversation on our state’s Evidence-Based Funding formula and how our inequitable funding distribution impacts Illinois students and families.
Join us tomorrow at 1 PM for the conversation!
go.uic.edu/MakingTheGrade
Join us NEXT WEEK!
🚨 Illinois may appear strong in overall school funding, but when it comes to distributing dollars equitably, the state still falls short.
🗓️ Join the conversation on March 10 at 1 PM to explore what must change.
Register today: go.uic.edu/MakingTheGrade
Thursday, March 5 - Vote No Federal Vouchers in Illinois / Ban Masked Federal Agents in Illinois / What’s the Plan? with Indivisible’s Co-Founders TODAY
We're urging members to say NO to vouchers because they divert funding AWAY FROM public schools and TOWARD private and religious schools that are not required to follow the same transparency, accountability, or civil rights protections that apply to public schools.
In the upcoming primary election, many Illinois communities will see a ballot question related to the creation of a new statewide voucher program.
We’re 1 week away from our Making the Grade virtual event! Learn more about what it takes to fully fund Illinois public schools! There’s still time to register! Click the link below!
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Check out our public ed ally, Katie Gruber’s @chicago.suntimes.com commentary, "Public schools lose with federal tax credit scholarship program" which explains that no matter how proponents spin it, tax credit scholarships reduce the funds available for public schools and other public goods.
In 2️⃣ weeks, join us for a data-driven conversation on our state’s Evidence-Based Funding formula and how our inequitable funding distribution impacts Illinois students and families.
Join the conversation on March 10 at 1 PM for the conversation!
go.uic.edu/MakingTheGrade
“The Governor and General Assembly face a clear choice: leave Illinois families exposed to the fallout of Trump’s agenda, or make billionaires & giant corporations finally pay what they owe to fund the investments our families require.
ILRA response: www.illinoisrevenuealliance.org/pritzker2026...
