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Are you wondering how to help your child maintain their literacy skills this summer? Maybe you’ve been searching for that one hack that will help your early reader thrive. Well, we have the event for you! Join the Illinois Early Literacy Coalition’s June Literacy Lounge to discover what it takes to learn to read, including […]
Cellphone policies are a big discussion right now, and the language around them can be confusing. We’re here to help demystify what ‘away all day’ policies mean for districts, teachers, and students.
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On April 22, Stand for Children IL’s Government Affairs Director, Aimee Galvin, gave budget testimony at the Illinois General Assembly. Read an excerpt from her testimony advocating for increased funding for Career & Technical Education (CTE): Last year, the General Assembly appropriated $58 million for secondary CTE. The $58M reflects a $10M increase last year […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mea Anderson | [email protected] (Springfield) — “When the Illinois Early Literacy Coalition saw results from a study last year that found Illinois to be among three states that had recovered from pandemic learning loss in reading, we wanted to know more about what was happening in classrooms,” said Barb Cohen, Policy Associate with the […]
Illinois has made great strides toward improving our literacy rates and ensuring all students have access to evidence-based literacy instruction, but our work is not done! In order for students to receive quality instruction, their teachers must have access to quality, research-aligned professional development. Help us make that a reality by submitting a witness slip […]
