by COFI Admin | Ago 9, 2022 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios
“The Early Childhood Office is regularly reviewing data and working with Community Organizing and Family Issues, better known as COFI, to reach communities that struggle with enrollment. Mckinily said there are 26 community areas with historically low preschool...
by COFI Admin | Jun 22, 2022 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios
“Community Organizing and Family Issues, or COFI, builds parent power. COFI has trained and organized thousands of parents to push for positive change in policies, politics and systems. These grassroots parent leaders, who are mainly Black and Latina moms, are...
by COFI Admin | Abr 19, 2022 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios
“’We are in the third year of the pandemic,’ said Gabriela Tenorio, the coordinator of an early learning ambassador program at the parent advocacy group Community Organizing and Family Issues, or COFI. ‘Parents want their kids back out there,...
by COFI Admin | Dic 7, 2021 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios
“At a Monday meeting of the state’s Early Learning Council, an influential group of state officials and policymakers who make recommendations to the governor’s office and other agencies, some attendees argued for required numbers of seats of parents in such...
by COFI Admin | Sep 3, 2021 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios
“Chicago used to have two main early-learning systems. One, which was run by the city, involved independent, center-based programs, while the other involved district-run prekindergarten classrooms. The two systems used different applications processes, meaning a...
by COFI Admin | Ago 27, 2021 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios
“Susana Salgado’s children could be among those. She and her husband work but still struggle to make ends meet for their family of four in Chicago. Her husband works at a restaurant and his hours were cut recently because of the delta variant. Salgado put the...
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