18 states embrace school choice as Illinois hurts low-income families – Illinois Policy

A majority of the students who received Invest in Kids scholarships in the 2022-2023 school year came from families living on less than 185% of the federal poverty level, or $49,025 for a family of four. Yet lawmakers ignored the needs of those 10,000 disadvantaged students and overwhelming public support for the program. Instead, they kowtowed to the wants of teachers unions, who put significant dollars behind their attack on the program.