After-school funding was released, but billions of dollars remain frozen, weeks before the start of the school year.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 25 states and attorneys general to file a lawsuit against the Trump ...

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

SPRINGFIELD — A judge issued a ruling this month that reads as a scathing indictment of the way his state funds and oversees public education. Education funding lawsuits may show what’s ahead ...

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 Trump administration's freeze of $6.8 billion in education funds spurred a multi-state lawsuit for its release.

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 Public Schools, which have about 380,000 students, received about 15% of the state’s $10.6 billion in education funding, despite enrolling nearly 20% of Illinois' public students in 2016.

The U.S. Department of Education froze the funding without warning June 30, a day before it's typically sent to Pennsylvania ...

Education funding lawsuits may show what’s ahead for Illinois. ... They all do a better job than Illinois of providing equitable funding for high-poverty school districts.

SPRINGFIELD — A judge issued a ruling this month that reads as scathing indictment of the way his state funds and oversees public education.