PEER Illinois is a state-wide education justice coalition made up of grassroots organizations, lawyers and researchers from IL that fight for public education.
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We are so excited to announce that these familiar faces at PEER Illinois have new titles – Beatriz Diaz-Pollack is our new Director and Maddy Murray is our new Director of Grassroots Engagement and Campaigns! Congrats to both of you on your new roles! 🎉
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Today PEER Illinois provided testimony at the first FY28 ISBE) Budget Hearing. We asked for a $6.96 billion additional investment into Evidence-Based Funding: the amount needed to bring all districts to 100% adequacy. Read our full statement here: buff.ly/7U8vVbY
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Regulations for the federal school voucher program have been released. This program is not about advancing educational opportunity. It’s a tax credit for the wealthy. And it will siphon your tax dollars away from public schools. We strongly urge Gov. Pritzker to opt-out.
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"We heard feedback from students and parents to understand what students need to succeed. We realized that there are three pillars that students need: physical, psychological and relational support to thrive in schools."
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State and federal officials have left students to confront climate change in buildings built nearly half a century ago. Students are done paying the price.
To learn more, check out @peer_equity’s report: Learning Among the Elements at peerforeducation.org/report/
Art: Shauda Islam
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Students need support in their schools. In order for Illinois students to have that support, we must create a school community that centers educational growth and excellence.
This week, meet Maria, a community member who lives on the Southwest side of Chicago.
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Public education is a public good and children in Illinois should have the freedom to pursue their dreams. Our children can’t do that without meaningful funding for them to have the resources they need to achieve those dreams.
This week, meet Krystal, one of our parents.
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In a video posted by @CTULocal1, Speaker Chris Welch promised to fight for supplemental funding for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) during the upcoming veto session.
We call on the state to fund the Evidence-Based Funding formula to 100% of adequacy for all districts.
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As back to school season begins, we’ll be highlighting stories from our coalition’s new webpage, More Than a Formula.
Meet Ethan, a student from Forest Park who speaks about his experience and the need for investments in our public schools.
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Now more than ever, in the face of unprecedented federal cuts to education, underfunded classrooms, and the threat of school privatization, we must make good on the promise of fully funding the Evidence-Based Funding formula (EBF).
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Full funding of Illinois public schools is long overdue. PEER Illinois is encouraged to see articles like this highlighting the importance of funding the EBF funding formula. However, Illinois has a long way to go to meet 100% adequacy for ALL school districts across the state.
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Happy Pride! This month we’re celebrating LGBTQ+ families, students, and educators. Schools should be places where kids of all races, genders, and family backgrounds are free to grow into all they dream to be. #PRIDE
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This week Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights held their Power of Connection Civil Rights Workshop!
Our coalition members and lead staff held an engaging session on how coalition members collaborate, the history of PEER Illinois and the power of parent organizing.
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What does it take for lawyers and organizers to build strong, lasting partnerships?
Join "Building the Partnership: How Lawyers and Organizers Can Build Collaborative, Effective, and Durable Partnerships" at the Power of Connection Civil Rights Workshop.
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‼️🗣️ Take action: Call your legislators and demand Illinois tax the ultra-rich to fully fund our schools.
Budget negotiations are happening NOW, and the proposed funding levels aren’t enough for students to thrive. Email now!
bit.ly/emailyourleg
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“Keeping things current and up to date is pretty important in the world these kids live in, and we haven’t had the funding to do it. Our students have been sitting with outdated material as the world moves on.” #EBF
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Check out our school district funding tool to see where your district falls in the adequacy gap: peerillinoisfundingtool.stre…
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Join our friends at Citizens Action Illinois to call fellow Illinoisans to educate them on progressive revenue proposals that would rebuild Illinois’s current tax system and create more dollars for our neighborhood public schools.
Register here: mobilize.us/citizenactionill…
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“The majority of public school parents in Illinois do not want vouchers. They want fully resourced and well-funded public schools where every child — regardless of race, ZIP code or income — is able to succeed and grow.“ — Erykah Nava, PEER Illinois
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Our 2026 advocacy day is in the books! 🗣️🏛️✊🏽
What an incredible day in Springfield of talking with legislators about fully funding our public schools!
Special thanks to so many of our amazing partners!
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