Illinois school funding was never created equal, but the system remains broken along racial lines today. Last year, African American students at underfunded schools faced an average funding gap of $1,400 more each year than white students at similar schools. 

Guest host Tom Philion, dean of the College of Education, sits down with Ralph Martire to talk about what we can do to dismantle structural racism from kindergarten to college.

Ralph is the Arthur Rubloff Professor of Public Policy at Roosevelt University. He also serves as the executive director of the Center of Tax and Budget Accountability, a bipartisan think tank. This episode is the second in a three-part series on the CTBA’s work to address racial and economic disparities. 

I learned much from their rich conversation, and I am sure you will too.