I've spent the first weeks of my time in the Illinois House authoring legislation to support students and their educational and career opportunities, but putting money where our priorities are is the surest way to Trump-proof education and create a truly affordable public higher education system in Illinois. #education
The Invest in Kids Act requires by law that participants take the same standardized test that students in public schools take each spring in an effort to measure the program’s success. #investinkids
The advocacy group ACT Now Illinois, a coalition of after-school service providers, estimates that 12,000 students will lose access to programs as a result while roughly 550 after-school staff members will lose their jobs. #afterschoolprograms
Victory: Judge Rules Pritzker’s Mandates “Moot” (Chicago, IL) — This afternoon, Judge Raylene Grischow dismissed over 100 of defendants from the parent-led lawsuit concerning...