Early Intervention therapies help kids — but Illinois pays providers less than other states, stalling access
Studies analyzing the outcomes of Early Intervention found it can change a child’s developmental trajectory, and may even reduce the...
Madison Hopkins is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist with the Illinois Answers Project, the nonprofit newsroom arm of the Better Government Association. Her past work includes reporting for The Kansas City Beacon and ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Hopkins holds degrees from San Diego State University and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Studies analyzing the outcomes of Early Intervention found it can change a child’s developmental trajectory, and may even reduce the...
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