Just 8 percent of black students in Rockford Public Schools can read at grade level. And only 11 percent of Hispanic students and 27 percent of white students can do math at grade level. Every year, the district graduates hundreds of students who are grossly unprepared for either college or a career.

Why doesn’t anyone, from administrators to the school board, to teachers and lawmakers, seem to care? And what can parents do to improve their children’s educational outcomes?

Join Ted Dabrowski and Illinois State Rep. Joe Sosnowski as they discuss who is responsible for the failures in Illinois education and how we can restore power to parents and children through school choice.

Event Details: Rockford town hall 6.2.22

• “Public Education in Rockford: Spending vs. Outcomes”
•  Thursday, June 2, 2022
• 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• Fozzy’s Bar & Grill, 6246 E. Riverside Boulevard. Loves Park, Illinois

Read up on Illinois’ problems in K-12 education before you attend:

• Illinoisans would pay 40% less in property taxes if the state spent at levels where students perform better: Florida
• Why the Chicago Teachers Union Always Gets What It Wants
• Parents, keep an eye on your school’s sex ed curriculum. It may be more extreme than you think
• Secret union contract negotiations trample on Illinois taxpayers and parents’ rights
• New U.S. Census data: Illinois education spending soars while outcomes flatline