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House Bill 4126: Improvements to Tax Credit Scholarships

August 16, 2022

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New Tool Helps Easily Calculate Your TCS Donation

August 1, 2022

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Help Us Unlock Match Dollars

May 25, 2022

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Condolences on the Passing of Dan Daly

January 10, 2022

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Vote for Empower Illinois to be the 2021 People’s Choice at the Chicago Innovation Awards

October 6, 2021

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Schools, Community Organizations Urge Support for Invest in Kids

May 9, 2021

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Holiday Helpline Hours

November 20, 2020

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Welcoming Empower Illinois President, Anthony Holter

September 10, 2020

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Empower Illinois Policy Statement

January 6, 2018

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Bill to improve Invest in Kids Act heads to governor

April 8, 2022

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63 Schools Eligible for $10,000 Match for Scholarship Donations

March 2, 2022

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Catholic schools across Illinois, including Quincy, eligible for $10,000 scholarship match

February 28, 2022

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Daniel Lipinski: The Invest in Kids Act gives minority children access to top-tier schools

February 2, 2022

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Low-income students get scholarships to private k-12 schools through Empower Illinois

January 28, 2022

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How You Can Help a Student Find the Perfect School

January 25, 2022

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Support for tax credit scholarships grows with donors, parents

January 19, 2022

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Illinois’ Invest In Kids scholarship program taking applications

January 11, 2022

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Donations to tax credit scholarships increase along with wait lists

September 1, 2021

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Editorial: Congrats, parents, on saving ‘Invest in Kids’ — for now

June 14, 2021

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School choice advocates push to keep tax credit scholarship program alive

May 25, 2021

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Editorial: Strengthen, rather than gut, a compromise that benefits all schoolchildren

May 14, 2021

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Reducing inequality starts with preserving scholarship tax credits

May 14, 2021

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Advocates ask Pritzker not to reduce scholarship tax credit

May 4, 2021

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Op-ed: Illinois’ low-income scholarship program should be saved

April 8, 2021

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Scholarship tax credits could be reduced under state plan

March 4, 2021

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Three Rust Belt Governors Seek More Taxes, Less School Choice

February 28, 2021

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Editorial | State budget a product of creative writing

February 28, 2021

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Proposed tax credit cut could impact private education for low-income students

February 19, 2021

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Invest in Kids program works to continue serving students despite opposition, pandemic challenges

January 21, 2021

Illinois has a chance to focus school funding on students

July 18, 2020

IL Gov. Grants Reprieve of State’s Popular Tax-Credit Scholarship Program…

July 8, 2019

Tuition tax-credit program benefitting private schools survives

June 13, 2019

Pritzker backs off plan to shutter private school scholarships

June 5, 2019

Diocese of Joliet schools relieved state legislators preserve scholarship program

June 3, 2019

Gov. Pritzker Backpedals On Plans To End State Private School Scholarships

June 3, 2019

Illinois Governor Agrees to Fund Scholarship Program He Once Opposed

June 3, 2019

Single mom pleads with Pritzker not to scrap school scholarships

May 21, 2019

Parents of students getting private school scholarships lobby lawmakers to keep program

May 19, 2019

Tax Credit Scholarship Debate: Advocates Engage Across Lines of Difference

May 16, 2019

School parents invited to Springfield as part of ‘Save My Scholarship’ campaign

May 10, 2019

Bipartisan coalition backs Illinois’ private school scholarship program

April 10, 2019

Under Threat of Closure, Illinois Lawmakers Try to Save Private School Scholarship Program

April 3, 2019

Jim Dey | Pritzker’s proposed cut to Invest in Kids conflicts with rhetoric

April 3, 2019

Under threat, private school scholarship program touts successes

March 3, 2019

Empower Illinois releases annual report under increased scrutiny

February 28, 2019

Parents ask for scholarship program to not be stopped

February 27, 2019

Our View: Allow Invest in Kids Act to prove its value

February 3, 2019

Op-Ed: Limited school choices hurt Illinoisans

January 23, 2019

Editorial: Preserving choices for low-income students in a hostile Springfield

December 10, 2018

Empower Illinois Awards 41 Scholarships to Benet Academy Students

November 8, 2018

Tax-credit scholarships bringing more students into classrooms

October 24, 2018

My View: Invest in Kids working at Christian Life Schools and in Rockford

October 13, 2018

Guest View: Teacher tax credit is an important step on long road ahead

September 11, 2018

Invest in Kids Program to Help over 5K Students in its First Year

September 4, 2018

Rockford private schools celebrate influx of cash, new students

August 31, 2018

75 students awarded scholarships to go to private schools in Rockford area

August 30, 2018

Bloomington Private Schools Aided by Public Scholarships

August 27, 2018

Chicago school board votes to request a one-year delay for gifted access plan

August 22, 2018

Tech Advancements Help Schools Give Low-Income Students More Opportunities

August 17, 2018

New Gifted Student Law; IL Teacher Panel; FIRST LEGO League; Press Freedom Op-Eds

August 15, 2018

Thousands of Illinois students get private school aid in new program’s first year

August 4, 2018

Go Ahead Of The Class

July 30, 2018

From the community: New Law Allows Kids To Unlock Potential

July 23, 2018

Commentary: Why would Pritzker want to limit choices for poor kids?

April 9, 2018

Empower Illinois welcomes Anthony Holter as Managing Partner

March 19, 2018

Rockford girl wins one of state’s first private school scholarships

February 27, 2018

High interest in scholarships

February 12, 2018

Illinois school choice program sees “historic” rush, crashes servers

February 12, 2018

Want to Make Gifted Education More Equitable? First, Be Aware of the Political …

February 7, 2018

My View: Donating to ‘Invest in Kids’ benefits Rockford

February 3, 2018

Empower Illinois teams up with archdiocese on Invest in Kids scholarship program

January 23, 2018

Invest in Kids Act could open private school to low-income students, Morgan Park Academy spokesman says

January 16, 2018

State’s tax-credit scholarship program off to a solid start, education advocate says

January 16, 2018

Lawmakers, don’t punish these students

January 16, 2018

$36 million pledged for new scholarship program on first day

January 3, 2018

Private schools embrace Invest In Kids program

January 3, 2018

Taxpayers Give $36M to Scholarships on 1st Day of New Credit

January 3, 2018

Peoria region sees slow start to tax-credit scholarship program

January 3, 2018

Invest in Kids gives taxpayers credits, students scholarships

January 3, 2018

Illinois tax credit scholarship program flooded with donations in first two days

January 3, 2018

Private Schools Attract $36 Million Via Tax Credit Program

January 3, 2018

Parents & donors gearing up for rollout of Illinois’ new tax credit scholarship program

December 28, 2017

On Your Mark, Get Set, Grab Tax Credits

December 21, 2017

$100 million scholarship program gears up in a big hurry

December 15, 2017

Illinois education tax credit program under way

November 7, 2017

Fenwick school administrator gives high marks to school bill so far

October 10, 2017

School Scholarship Tax Credits Are Coming To Illinois—Here’s How They Work

September 15, 2017

Giving Illinois’ children a second escape route from bad schools

September 5, 2017

New education funding law could be lifeline to private schools

September 2, 2017

The elitism of opposing school choice

September 1, 2017

Illinois catholic schools set to receive support though new tax credit scholarship program

August 31, 2017

In Illinois, a big day for little people

August 29, 2017

Tax credit scholarships coming to blue-state Illinois

August 25, 2017

How faith-based and private schools can help Chicago youth

August 22, 2017

Tax credit scholarship programs provide options for parents

August 10, 2017

Illinois has a rare opportunity to transform education

July 28, 2017

Illinois has a chance to focus school funding on students

July 25, 2017

Mythbusting Monday: Universal Education Approaches Work For Students

February 22, 2021

Mythbusting Monday: Traditional, In-Class Learning Is Best for Our Students

February 22, 2021

Education Guide for District and School Leaders

Education Flexibility is the Key to Next Generation Learning

February 11, 2021

Mythbusting Monday: Why Families Choose Private Education

December 14, 2020

Mythbusting Monday: Who Supports Private School Opportunity Programs?

November 16, 2020

Mythbusting Monday: Money

October 12, 2020

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10 Schools Eligible for $65,000 Matching Gift for Need-Based Scholarships

July 13, 2022

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25 LMAIS Schools Eligible for $666,000 Matching Gift for Need-Based Scholarship Donations

April 28, 2022

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Improvements to Invest in Kids Act Pass Illinois General Assembly

April 8, 2022

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Empower Illinois Releases 2021 Impact Report

March 8, 2022

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63 Schools Eligible for $10,000 Match for Scholarship Donations

February 28, 2022

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Patented EmpowerXChange® Scholarship Granting Platform a Top 100 Finalist for Chicago Innovation Awards

September 14, 2021

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Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program Intact

June 1, 2021

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Growing Majority of Illinois Voters Support Tax Credit Scholarship Program

May 4, 2021

Scholarships for kids aren't corporate loopholes

Empower Illinois’ Response to the Governor’s Budget Proposal

February 17, 2021

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Empower Illinois Releases 2020 Report

January 28, 2021

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Majority of Illinois Voters Support Tax Credit Scholarships, Expanded Education Options For Their Kids

October 14, 2020

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Empower Illinois Response to Espinoza v. Montana Ruling

June 30, 2020

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Legislative Victory for Illinois Kids

May 31, 2019

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Empower Illinois Releases Year One Report of Tax Credit Scholarship Program

February 26, 2019

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Over 30K Students Apply for Empower Illinois Tax Credit Scholarships Within First Hours

January 16, 2019

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Age of Agility Summit to Highlight Need for Changes in Education

August 1, 2018

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Daly joins Empower Illinois board

April 30, 2018

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Rockford Lutheran Schools and Diocese of Rockford Press Conference Highlights Need for Invest in Kids Act

April 27, 2018

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More than 33,000 Children Apply for Private School Scholarships

February 28, 2018

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