![Education Desk Podcast | NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/072/789/small/education-desk-podcast-npr-illinois-91-9-uis.jpg)
Summary: Shortly after Illinois lawmakers approved a new school funding plan, the state's top education official announced she was leaving to work for a national non-profit. Today is her first day on her new job. Beth Purvis has joined the Kern Family Foundation , a Wisconsin-based philanthropy group that has given at least half a million dollars to Gov. Scott Walker and legislative candidates who support school vouchers.