🚨Private school vouchers drain public funds and hurt the students who need them most. Schools need more resources, not fewer. We’ve submitted a public comment to the IRS opposing the proposed national school voucher program. 🔗 Read here: https://t.co/clmZh0bpcv

📣 PEER Illinois seeks a skilled communicator to expand our capacity during the 2026 legislative session. This person will support messaging, storytelling, and efforts to shape and shift the public narrative around public education. 🔗 Learn more/apply: https://t.co/zlMpj0v9Qo

🚨 PEER Illinois Launches New Tool to Highlight EBF Funding Gaps Across IL School Districts Illinois’ EBF formula remains underfunded by $5.7 billion, leaving thousands of students without the resources they need to thrive. 🔗 Explore the tool: https://t.co/tarrTq5wXu

Have you signed up for our school funding training yet? It's this Thursday! Make sure you're on the list: https://t.co/OE05sxSZnw

It's been a busy fall for PEER IL! We recently traveled to MS for our annual national convening, supported East St Louis parent Alexandra Graham in her speech for progressive revenue to fund public education, & held an EBF training in Rockford. We love connecting with y'all!

The platform includes solutions that protect against ICE's actions in Illinois: 🟢 No ICE Arrests in Courthouses 🟢 Protect Hospital Patients from ICE Intimidation 🟢Protect Higher Education Institutions 🟢Protect Safe Early Childhood Centers https://t.co/5Fgw99hF01

We need all hands on deck!! Let your Representative know that you support the S.A.L.T priorities, and they should too. We also need folks to submit witness slips as a Proponent for HB 1312. Write email: https://t.co/aNwVgDPAAD Submit witness Slip:

Today is a great day to sign up for our virtual EBF training! It's happening next Thurs, 11/6. Register here: https://t.co/OE05sxTxd4

How does Illinois determine the $ your school district receives? Why are many districts still struggling to make ends meet? PEER IL is hosting a virtual EBF training on 11/6 to answer these questions & more. Join us to learn about school funding equity! https://t.co/OE05sxSZnw

Yesterday, PEER Illinois coalition coordinator, Maddy Wheelock, provided testimony at the FY2027 Illinois State Board of Education Budget Hearing to ask for full funding of the Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) formula. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/j6MnaCtGDS

Join our partners at IRRPP on 8/26 for the launch of their latest State of Racial Justice in Chicagoland report on education, shifting focus from outcome gaps to inequitable policies & school funding driving disparities. Register: https://t.co/77fy4uGGB6

🚨 Parents across the country overwhelmingly support increased funding for public schools. However, the Federal administration’s policy initiatives and the new “Big Beautiful Bill” are moving us in the wrong direction. 🔗 Read our full blog post here: https://t.co/BvWzH0Aocq

Our partners in Arizona have drafted an email urging legislators to reject this program. Customize the letter to contact your own legislators here:

🚨 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.

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We're so grateful for the 50+ parents, students, and public school advocates that joined us from around the state to advocate in Springfield! We can't wait to host more Advocacy Days with our incredible partners. The time to fully fund EBF is NOW! #AllinforILstudents

📣 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! ⬇️

🚨 The latest executive order to dismantle the DOE threatens the future of public education and marginalized students will suffer most. Stay tuned for more information about an upcoming virtual event and read our full statement here: https://t.co/MAjuh21Q3Y

Learn more about how voucher programs hurt public schools in PEER’s report on the state of vouchers in 2025:

🧵 Illinois made the right call by ending vouchers. Vouchers don’t cover the cost of private school—you do. When vouchers divert taxpayer money towards private schools, public schools lose vital programs, increase class sizes, and sometimes shut down, harming students the most.