Illinois Blog

When it comes to education funding, Stand for Children is fighting for two equally-important elements: adequate funding and equitable distribution. Illinois’s funding gap between rich and poor school districts is the second-highest in the country. We’re incredibly regressive – and that hurts the most at-risk children who most need access to a great education. And the nearly $1 billion in cuts over the last five years have made our inequities worse.

Last night’s primary election brought big wins for Illinois kids. 

Eleven of the twelve candidates that Stand for Children endorsed won last night! (See the full list here.) That brings the total count to 51 candidate victories since we started our elections work in late 2010. 

I’m a dad and a small business owner.  And I’ve been spending the last several weekends knocking on doors asking people to vote in tomorrow's Illinois primary election.  

I've never knocked on doors before this election. Six months ago, you couldn’t have told me that I’d have this passion to get someone elected to office.  I was focused on my seven kids, my store, keeping my family safe and healthy. 

Then I joined Stand for Children as a parent member because I saw the need for strong public schools in my community on the South Side of Chicago. 

It's election time! One month from today onMarch 18th, Illinois will have a primary election.You know that Stand for Children works with parents, and you know that we fight for smart education policies in Springfield. Did you know that we also endorse candidates for office through our political action committee?

We do this because Illinois needs effective laws that will improve our schools, which means we need education champions in Springfield who are going to keep the well-being of kids at the forefront of their policy priorities.