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From birth to career, Illinois students deserve an equitable and adequate education system Robin Steans, president of Advance Illinois; April Janney, acting president and CEO of Illinois Action for Children; Mimi Rodman, executive director of Stand for Children Illinois; Kyle Westbrook, executive director of Partnership for College Completion; and Diana Mendley Rauner, Ph.D, president of Start Early COVID-19 has upended the lives and education of children and young people throughout Illinois. As we enter 2021, we will need new ways of thinking and working to ensure our state’s education sys...

A bill aimed at making college education and teacher preparation programs more accessible and affordable for people of color began working its way through

A bill aimed at making college education and teacher preparation programs more accessible and affordable for people of color began working its way through the General Assembly on Saturday with

Is a new state agency on the horizon? It's at least a possibility. The Illinois Commission on Equitable Early Childhood Education and Care Funding is set to release its recommendations in March. The commission, created by Gov. JB Pritzker in December 2019, is charged with establishing funding plans that would "provide equitable access to high-quality early childhood education and care services for all children birth to age five." One theme has been how best to blend funding streams and child care and early childhood education programs administered by the state. "Our system of early childhood ...