Illinois · Policy & Funding
Federal judge allows $18.5M community schools grant cuts to proceed; layoffs hit 32 Illinois schools
Judge Martha Pacold denied an injunction and dismissed most claims in a challenge to canceled Full-Service Community Schools grants, as 230 staff are already out of work and a second lawsuit continues.
$18.5 millionAnnual value of the two canceled Full-Service Community Schools grants serving nearly 19,000 students across 32 Illinois schools.