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State board urges providers to apply for grant aimed at improving access to preschool
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Illinois State Board of Education has until Wednesday to encourage school districts, child care...
Pritzker calls for universal preschool in Illinois by 2027
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. J.B. Pritzker called Wednesday for making preschool available to every 3- and 4-year-old in...
Daywatch: Pritzker’s preschool pitch
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGood morning, Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker will propose today $75 million in additional spending to add 5,000 slots to existing state-funded preschool programs, a modest down payment on an ambitious ...
Pritzker plan would put all Illinois early childhood programs under one state agency
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 6 months agoVowing to make Illinois the top state in the nation for child care accessibility, Illinois Gov. J.B....
Budget talks heat-up amid committee deadline week
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEducation advocates expressed their support for a budget proposal increasing investment in Illinois schools and teachers during a Senate Early Childhood...
Central Illinois superintendent of school, child tax credit advocates react to proposed early...
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 2 months agoROCHESTER, Ill. (WCIA) – In 2020, the Rochester Community Unit District #3A had 30 kids in their early childhood education program. Now, they have 250. Dan Cox, the superintendent of schools ...
Gov. Pritzker announces $49.6 billion budget proposal headlined by education spending
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe plan includes a $75 million increase in preschool grants, $130 million for childcare workforce...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposes new agency for early childhood services
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday offered a broad outline of his plan to create a new state agency...
Education legislation takes center stage in General Assembly
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA key focus of Gov. JB Pritzker's budget proposal, the Illinois General Assembly has a plethora of...
Here are 5 bills that could impact your child's classroom in Illinois
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIllinois students returning from spring break are now entering the home stretch of the 2023-2024...
