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Fixing Education Spending In Illinois Through Efficient Targeted Funding, Conor Desmond Jan 2014

Fixing Education Spending In Illinois Through Efficient Targeted Funding, Conor Desmond

Public Interest Law Reporter

Educational attainment has been tied to income levels, employment, health, and numerous other benefits. Economic research indicates that if we focus our funding on programs targeting children from birth to age five, the returns on the public investment will result in higher returns than if it was invested in the open market. In fact, fifteen US States spent over $400 million on pre-k education alone in 2013. Illinois spent approximately $300 million in the 2014 Fiscal year. Through this paper, it will be shown that through effective funding of programs that develop cognitive skills in children aged three to four, …


To Whom Should The Job Of Solving Inequity In School Funding Schemes Fall?, Calli Leigh Burnett Jan 2014

To Whom Should The Job Of Solving Inequity In School Funding Schemes Fall?, Calli Leigh Burnett

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Illinois School Funding Reform: An Overview Of District Variance, Jordan Fries Jan 2014

The Impact Of Illinois School Funding Reform: An Overview Of District Variance, Jordan Fries

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


A Step In The Right Direction, But Sb16 Bobby Otter Comes Up Short, Ralph Martire, Bobby Otter Jan 2014

A Step In The Right Direction, But Sb16 Bobby Otter Comes Up Short, Ralph Martire, Bobby Otter

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Broken Safety Net: How The Proposed Rise Out Of Poverty Act May Patch It Up, Lindsey C. Johnson Jan 2012

The Broken Safety Net: How The Proposed Rise Out Of Poverty Act May Patch It Up, Lindsey C. Johnson

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Abuse In Illinois Immigration Detention Centers: Does The Current System Grant Human Rights To All Humans? , Norma E. Loza Jan 2012

Abuse In Illinois Immigration Detention Centers: Does The Current System Grant Human Rights To All Humans? , Norma E. Loza

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of American Saber-Rattling On Iranian Students In Chicago, Laura Knittle Jan 2012

The Effect Of American Saber-Rattling On Iranian Students In Chicago, Laura Knittle

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Growing The Toolbox: Diverse Strategies For Public Interest Lawyers In Campaigns To Expand Access To Health Care For Low-Income People, John Bouman Jan 2012

Growing The Toolbox: Diverse Strategies For Public Interest Lawyers In Campaigns To Expand Access To Health Care For Low-Income People, John Bouman

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Catastrophe: The National Defense Authorization Act Vs. The Bill Of Rights, Shahid Buttar Jan 2012

Constitutional Catastrophe: The National Defense Authorization Act Vs. The Bill Of Rights, Shahid Buttar

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


America's "Dirty Little Secret": Domestic Sex Trafficking Of Minors And A Call For State Action, Caitlin Casey Jan 2011

America's "Dirty Little Secret": Domestic Sex Trafficking Of Minors And A Call For State Action, Caitlin Casey

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Racial Profiling And Wisconsin's Mandatory Data Collection…Who's The Victim?, Saren Stiegel Jan 2011

Racial Profiling And Wisconsin's Mandatory Data Collection…Who's The Victim?, Saren Stiegel

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Integration Proves Elusive, Challenging Under Cha's Plan For Transformation, Sheena Payne Jan 2011

Integration Proves Elusive, Challenging Under Cha's Plan For Transformation, Sheena Payne

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Are You There, Mayor Emanuel? It's Me, Chicago Public Housing, Aileen Che Jan 2011

Are You There, Mayor Emanuel? It's Me, Chicago Public Housing, Aileen Che

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Fight To Stay At Cabrini-Green, Emily Magnusen Jan 2011

The Fight To Stay At Cabrini-Green, Emily Magnusen

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


It's More Than Ramps: Housing Accessibility For People With Disabilities, Kim Borowicz, Hillary Coustan Jan 2011

It's More Than Ramps: Housing Accessibility For People With Disabilities, Kim Borowicz, Hillary Coustan

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Sub-Minimum Wage Or Sub-Human? The Potential Impact On The Civil Rights Of People With Disabilities In Employment, Laura C. Hoffman Jan 2011

Sub-Minimum Wage Or Sub-Human? The Potential Impact On The Civil Rights Of People With Disabilities In Employment, Laura C. Hoffman

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Ratifying Cedaw: Is The United States Falling Behind On Women's Rights? , Jessica Sanchez Jan 2011

Ratifying Cedaw: Is The United States Falling Behind On Women's Rights? , Jessica Sanchez

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Should "Bum-Bashing" Be A Hate Crime?, Jeff Mcdonald Jan 2010

Should "Bum-Bashing" Be A Hate Crime?, Jeff Mcdonald

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


A Black Market For Magical Bones: The Current Plight Of East African Albinos, Susie Bucaro Jan 2010

A Black Market For Magical Bones: The Current Plight Of East African Albinos, Susie Bucaro

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


How To Save Superman From A Death Sentence: Could It Be North Carolina's Racial Justice Act?, Saren Stiegel Jan 2010

How To Save Superman From A Death Sentence: Could It Be North Carolina's Racial Justice Act?, Saren Stiegel

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Born In The U.S.A.! Yeah, And…? Revisiting Birthright Citizenship, Justin Mcdevitt Jan 2010

Born In The U.S.A.! Yeah, And…? Revisiting Birthright Citizenship, Justin Mcdevitt

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Weight Discrimination: Disability Litigation And Public Policy, Tessa Jania Jan 2010

Weight Discrimination: Disability Litigation And Public Policy, Tessa Jania

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Can Patent Protections Trample Civil Liberties? The Aclu Challenges The Patentability Of Breast Cancer Genes, Ann Weilbaecher Jan 2009

Can Patent Protections Trample Civil Liberties? The Aclu Challenges The Patentability Of Breast Cancer Genes, Ann Weilbaecher

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Race, Louisville, And Class-Based School Assignments: Could It Happen In Chicago? , Elizabeth Nelson Jan 2008

Race, Louisville, And Class-Based School Assignments: Could It Happen In Chicago? , Elizabeth Nelson

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Due Process Rights In Removal Proceedings: Ice Raids And The True Price Of Border Security, Jeremy Moorehouse Jan 2008

Due Process Rights In Removal Proceedings: Ice Raids And The True Price Of Border Security, Jeremy Moorehouse

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Immigration Raid Results In Charges Filed Against Iowa Slaughterhouse For Child Labor Violations, Ana Maria Echiburu Jan 2008

Immigration Raid Results In Charges Filed Against Iowa Slaughterhouse For Child Labor Violations, Ana Maria Echiburu

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Legal Discrimination: How Indonesian Law Fails To Protect Domestic Workers, Andrea Hunwick Jan 2007

Legal Discrimination: How Indonesian Law Fails To Protect Domestic Workers, Andrea Hunwick

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Walmart's Discrimination Woes, Jeffrey Sussman Jan 2007

Walmart's Discrimination Woes, Jeffrey Sussman

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Aclu Files Lawsuit On Behalf Of Man Allegedly Kidnapped By Cia, Emily Rozwadowski Jan 2006

Aclu Files Lawsuit On Behalf Of Man Allegedly Kidnapped By Cia, Emily Rozwadowski

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Disability Rights Group Challenges Proposed School For Disabled, Jeffrey Sussman Jan 2006

Disability Rights Group Challenges Proposed School For Disabled, Jeffrey Sussman

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.