Number	23309
Subject	Education
Source	Chicago Reporter
State	IL
Year	2006
Publication Date	Nov/Dec 2006
Summary	This project, which included three major stories and several smaller pieces, revealed the many problems that plague education funding in Illinois. The investigation found that reliance on property taxes to fund education leads to funding inequalities that keep lower-income neighborhoods at a disadvantage. The story also found that the state loses $10 billion in "social costs" (such as prisons and public assistance) from high school dropouts. Finally, the reporters also found that higher levels of education do not necessarily guarantee higher test scores.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	23
Keywords	Philip Meyer Award; education; funding; state government; property taxes; statistical analysis; standardized tests; CAR
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