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• Illinois ranks No. 24 on Cato Institute’s K-12 education analysis

  From Illinois Business Daily

  by Illinois Business Daily reports | Feb 16, 2019

  

  Illinois was rated 24th best for the performance of its K-12 public education system in a study by the Cato Institute that challenges other influential rankings of student achievement.

• Taxes, not climate, driving Illinoisans to other states, data/survey show

  by W.J. Kennedy | Oct 25, 2018

  

  Economic data and a statewide survey of registered voters show that high taxes and a negative view of a state’s economy are the leading reasons why people pack up and leave their state for another.

• Proposed $15.7 billion education budget is bad for the state's economy, Cato Institute director says

  by Karen Kidd | Feb 8, 2018

  

  The $15.7 billion the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) recently approved in its fiscal year 2019 budget request is bad for the state's economy, a Cato Institute director said during a recent interview.

• Rauner pulls out as speaker at free market policy seminar

  by W.J. Kennedy | Nov 27, 2017

  

  Gov. Bruce Rauner appears to have abandoned any hope of salvaging support from Illinois conservatives during the course of his re-election bid.