MEDIA STATEMENT 5.27.23 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES SMART START ILLINOIS IN FY 2024 BUDGET Today, the Illinois General Assembly passed the FY24 state budget (SB250), which includes funding for Governor Pritzker’s Smart Start Illinois initiative. This is a multi-year plan that aims to...
Chicago, IL - “Today I ask you to partner with me once again, this time on the long-term investment that has the greatest return for taxpayers with the most positive social and economic impact that I have ever come to you with. It's called Smart Start Illinois... and it will make this the best...
This blog was originally published on Feb. 15, 2021. We thought that this blog is worth a repost. To celebrate and commemorate this year's Black History Month, we will be highlighting 10 African American pioneers in the field of early childhood education and advocacy. These men and women...
GOVERNOR CONTINUES INVESTMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD IN PROPOSED BUDGET Chicago – “ Illinois…the state of our great state is STRONG…unbreakable…and enduring,” Governor JB Pritzker emphatically exclaimed during his State of the State and Budget Address delivered at the Capitol on...
NEW RESEARCH OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDRESSING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER The research was focused on child care providers, since children under the age of six are most at risk to the effects of lead exposure. ILLINOIS – The Lead Free Future report from Elevate and Illinois Action for...
For Immediate Release: 2.17.21 EARLY CHILDHOOD FUNDED IN GOV. PRITZKER’S BUDGET PROPOSAL ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS ARE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER Chicago – Early care and education in Illinois will see a mix of cuts and level funding in Governor JB Pritzker’s...
To celebrate and commemorate this year's Black History Month, we will be highlighting 10 African American pioneers in the field of early childhood education and advocacy. These men and women devoted their lives to fighting for better quality education for young children, especially African...