Acasia Wilson Feinberg from Educators
for Excellence - Chicago, a member of the Funding Illinois» Future coalition and the PIE Network, believes Illinois» progress can be a
model for other states that are not distributing funds based on the needs of students: «The fact that Illinois was able to pass an evidence - based formula — one of the few
states in the country to make this shift official — allows Illinois to serve as a
potential leader and
model for a growing number of
states that are moving this direction.»