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Tag: early childhood education
Families, providers of early intervention services seek $60 million in new state funding
Advocates request $60M to expand Illinois’ early intervention services, reducing long wait times and addressing staff shortages.
State education board to seek $653M increase in upcoming budget year
Request includes $35M for ‘newcomers,’ comes amid projected state budget deficit
Lawmakers approve kindergarten reform, plan to address childhood literacy
Lawmakers are looking at several ways to improve learning outcomes and access for young students in Illinois.
Pritzker announces $1.6 billion in federal funding for early childhood services
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that $1.6 billion in federal funding will be allocated toward early childhood education and child ...
Lawmaker seeks to bring early childhood bachelor’s programs to community colleges
A bill that would allow community colleges to grant bachelor’s degrees for early childhood education is awaiting consideration before the ...
Kindergarten readiness improves for second straight year
The number of Illinois children entering kindergarten who are fully prepared to start school grew for the second consecutive year ...
State allows summer school openings, opens testing to everyone
Summer schools can open with safety guidelines in place and state-run COVID-19 testing sites are now open to everyone.
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