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The Search for the Magic Formula: History of Illinois School Funding Reform

Although strenuous efforts have been made by a diverse set of talented and resourced advocates, Illinois’s K-12 school funding is stuck in a state of inadequacy and inequity. This Article defines the problem and traces constitutional, legislative, and litigation-based efforts to reform Illinois’s school funding formula over the past forty-five years. Taking the research supporting the need for funding equality and the circular nature of legislative efforts through 2012 into account, wholesale funding reform must occur to ensure a bright future for Illinois’s children.