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PEER Illinois
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PEER Illinois is a statewide education justice coalition made up of grassroots organizations, lawyers and researchers from Illinois that fight for public education.
How do Illinois schools receive money, and why are we still one of the most unequally funded states in the US? Evidence-Based Funding was meant to remedy chronic underfunding of public education, but we're still almost $5.7 Billion behind.
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🚨 A federal voucher program moving through Congress aims to further privatize education, divesting from public schools that already struggle with budget shortfalls and leaving most low-income students and middle-class families worse off.
May 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
📣 This week, 50+ parents from across the state joined us in Springfield to advocate for full funding of our public schools.

Illinois families are urging lawmakers to fully fund EBF and invest in our children's futures.

Hear directly from the folks who joined us! ⬇️

#AllinforILstudents
May 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM