The Vote Equity Project collected over 250 reform ideas submitted by Chicagoans.
Residents from every ward collectively cast 52,000 votes on their top priorities.
These were the top-voted reforms in education.
- Education -
1. Fully fund neighborhood public schools so that there is a librarian, a nurse and adequate social workers and counselors for every school.
2. Adopt a more equitable school funding formula that better accounts for differences in student and neighborhood needs and resources.
3. Divest from policing and surveillance in schools, invest in restorative justice programs, mental health and supportive services in schools.
4. Free, universal public childcare and early education for all families, regardless of income and immigration status.
5. Chicago Public Schools should prioritize and reinvest in neighborhood public high schools, particularly those serving LatinX and African-American communities.
1. fully fund neighborhood public schools
so that there is a librarian, a nurse, and adequate social workers and counselors for every school.
amara enyia
YES
• Formalizing an elected school board • Expanding the Office of Equity • Changing the school funding formula • Changing the way school boundaries are drawn • Reviewing the Selective Enrollment system • Expanding restorative justice practices
bob fioretti
YES
In the third question, I don't believe it is a binary choice. The rest of the questions I agreed with.
lashawn ford
YES
If elected mayor, reorganizing spending and prioritizing tax dollars towards education will be a priority. It is basic responsible governance. The only time the issue of educating our children, as a priority, becomes difficult in budget negotiations, is when a city seeks to...(Response was shortened for space.)
lori lightfoot
YES
My education policy calls for nurses, social workers and librarians in every school, an institutional framework to address inequity, including inequitable funding of schools in communities of color, and early education zones for ages 0-4.
susana mendoza
YES
I'm proud to have worked tirelessly for the last two years to help pass a school funding reform bill to create a more equitable funding formula. I have set a goal as Mayor of cutting CPS's immoral achievement gap by half in eight years.
toni preckwinkle
YES
We must secure a long-term funding source in order to make meaningful investments in public education. Strong public schools in every neighborhood will increase opportunity for every child and provide greater equity between communities.
paul vallas
YES
You can read my full education plan on my website here: https://vallasforallchicago.com/issues/#schools. We will also invest in getting adequate mental health/social worker services in every school w/my school public safety plan.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
2. adopt a more equitable school funding formula
that better accounts for differences in student and neighborhood needs and resources.
amara enyia
YES
• Formalizing an elected school board • Expanding the Office of Equity • Changing the school funding formula • Changing the way school boundaries are drawn • Reviewing the Selective Enrollment system • Expanding restorative justice practices
bob fioretti
YES
In the third question, I don't believe it is a binary choice. The rest of the questions I agreed with.
lashawn ford
YES
If elected mayor, reorganizing spending and prioritizing tax dollars towards education will be a priority. It is basic responsible governance. The only time the issue of educating our children, as a priority, becomes difficult in budget negotiations, is when a city seeks to...(Response was shortened for space.)
lori lightfoot
YES
My education policy calls for nurses, social workers and librarians in every school, an institutional framework to address inequity, including inequitable funding of schools in communities of color, and early education zones for ages 0-4.
susana mendoza
YES
I'm proud to have worked tirelessly for the last two years to help pass a school funding reform bill to create a more equitable funding formula. I have set a goal as Mayor of cutting CPS's immoral achievement gap by half in eight years.
toni preckwinkle
YES
We must secure a long-term funding source in order to make meaningful investments in public education. Strong public schools in every neighborhood will increase opportunity for every child and provide greater equity between communities.
paul vallas
YES
You can read my full education plan on my website here: https://vallasforallchicago.com/issues/#schools. We will also invest in getting adequate mental health/social worker services in every school w/my school public safety plan.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
3. divest from policing and surveillance in schools,
invest in restorative justice programs, mental health, and supportive services in schools.
amara enyia
YES
• Formalizing an elected school board • Expanding the Office of Equity • Changing the school funding formula • Changing the way school boundaries are drawn • Reviewing the Selective Enrollment system • Expanding restorative justice practices
bob fioretti
NO
In the third question, I don't believe it is a binary choice. The rest of the questions I agreed with.
lashawn ford
YES
If elected mayor, reorganizing spending and prioritizing tax dollars towards education will be a priority. It is basic responsible governance. The only time the issue of educating our children, as a priority, becomes difficult in budget negotiations, is when a city seeks to...(Response was shortened for space.)
lori lightfoot
YES
My education policy calls for nurses, social workers and librarians in every school, an institutional framework to address inequity, including inequitable funding of schools in communities of color, and early education zones for ages 0-4.
susana mendoza
YES
I'm proud to have worked tirelessly for the last two years to help pass a school funding reform bill to create a more equitable funding formula. I have set a goal as Mayor of cutting CPS's immoral achievement gap by half in eight years.
toni preckwinkle
YES
We must secure a long-term funding source in order to make meaningful investments in public education. Strong public schools in every neighborhood will increase opportunity for every child and provide greater equity between communities.
paul vallas
no response
You can read my full education plan on my website here: https://vallasforallchicago.com/issues/#schools. We will also invest in getting adequate mental health/social worker services in every school w/my school public safety plan.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
4. Free universal public childcare and early education
for all families, regardless of income or immigration.
amara enyia
YES
• Formalizing an elected school board • Expanding the Office of Equity • Changing the school funding formula • Changing the way school boundaries are drawn • Reviewing the Selective Enrollment system • Expanding restorative justice practices
bob fioretti
yes
In the third question, I don't believe it is a binary choice. The rest of the questions I agreed with.
lashawn ford
NO
I am not in favor of universal childcare regardless of income level. Those with the capacity to pay, should. I am certainly in favor of more generous income guidelines for universal childcare and early education, which would open up opportunities to all families.
lori lightfoot
YES
My education policy calls for nurses, social workers and librarians in every school, an institutional framework to address inequity, including inequitable funding of schools in communities of color, and early education zones for ages 0-4.
susana mendoza
YES
I'm proud to have worked tirelessly for the last two years to help pass a school funding reform bill to create a more equitable funding formula. I have set a goal as Mayor of cutting CPS's immoral achievement gap by half in eight years.
toni preckwinkle
YES
We must secure a long-term funding source in order to make meaningful investments in public education. Strong public schools in every neighborhood will increase opportunity for every child and provide greater equity between communities.
paul vallas
yes
You can read my full education plan on my website here: https://vallasforallchicago.com/issues/#schools. We will also invest in getting adequate mental health/social worker services in every school w/my school public safety plan.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
5. chicago public schools should prioritize and reinvest in neighborhood public high schools
particularly those serving latinx and african-american communities
amara enyia
YES
• Formalizing an elected school board • Expanding the Office of Equity • Changing the school funding formula • Changing the way school boundaries are drawn • Reviewing the Selective Enrollment system • Expanding restorative justice practices
bob fioretti
yes
In the third question, I don't believe it is a binary choice. The rest of the questions I agreed with.
lashawn ford
yes
If elected mayor, reorganizing spending and prioritizing tax dollars towards education will be a priority. It is basic responsible governance. The only time the issue of educating our children, as a priority, becomes difficult in budget negotiations, is when a city seeks to...(Response was shortened for space.)
lori lightfoot
YES
My education policy calls for nurses, social workers and librarians in every school, an institutional framework to address inequity, including inequitable funding of schools in communities of color, and early education zones for ages 0-4.
susana mendoza
YES
I'm proud to have worked tirelessly for the last two years to help pass a school funding reform bill to create a more equitable funding formula. I have set a goal as Mayor of cutting CPS's immoral achievement gap by half in eight years.
toni preckwinkle
YES
We must secure a long-term funding source in order to make meaningful investments in public education. Strong public schools in every neighborhood will increase opportunity for every child and provide greater equity between communities.
paul vallas
yes
You can read my full education plan on my website here: https://vallasforallchicago.com/issues/#schools. We will also invest in getting adequate mental health/social worker services in every school w/my school public safety plan.
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.