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Tag: early childhood education

Education services extended for Illinois’ special needs students

Education services extended for Illinois’ special needs students

— July 28, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – Students with special needs will be able to finish their last year of high school regardless of when their birthday falls on the calendar, while those who lost a year…

  • $1.6 billion in federal funds tabbed for early childhood services

    $1.6 billion in federal funds tabbed for early childhood services

    — April 16, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday, April 16 that $1.6 billion in federal funding will be allocated toward early childhood education and child care providers in Illinois….

  • Lawmakers discuss lowering compulsory school age

    Lawmakers discuss lowering compulsory school age

    — September 25, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers may soon consider legislation to lower the state’s compulsory attendance law to include 5-year-olds, a measure advocates see as a way to expand…

  • Report: Most Illinois toddlers not fully ready for kindergarten

    Report: Most Illinois toddlers not fully ready for kindergarten

    — June 27, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD — A new report from the Illinois State Board of Education says the vast majority of children who entered kindergarten last year lacked many of the skills and developmental…

  • Easterseals autism center in Bloomington emphasizing ‘ready to learn’

    Easterseals autism center in Bloomington emphasizing ‘ready to learn’

    — July 9, 2018

    At the recently opened Easterseals Central Illinois Autism Learning Center in Bloomington, where a ceremonial ribbon-cutting was held June 27, the special emphasis is on ‘learning.’…

  • Program would offer early childhood bachelor’s degrees at community colleges

    Program would offer early childhood bachelor’s degrees at community colleges

    — April 7, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would allow community colleges to grant bachelor’s degrees for early childhood education is awaiting consideration before the Senate Higher Education Committee….

  • Kindergarten readiness improves but economic, racial disparities remain

    Kindergarten readiness improves but economic, racial disparities remain

    — August 25, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — The number of Illinois children entering kindergarten who are fully prepared to start school grew for the second consecutive year in 2019, a possible indication that…

  • Two reports endorse investment in early childhood education

    Two reports endorse investment in early childhood education

    — April 29, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD — A pair of reports released this week offered supporting arguments for one of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s top priorities: increasing investment in early childhood…

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