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...
by COFI Admin | Jul 31, 2021 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Legislación, POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza, Utilidades
Wow, what a month! POWER-PAC Illinois members’ schedules were action packed in July, particularly on the policy front. Several POWER-PACers were invited to several high profile appearances alongside state and federal elected officials throughout the month: Stepping...
by COFI Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano
Is it possible to do in-person community outreach safely during a global pandemic? Now that we’ve wrapped our 2020 Early Learning Ambassador Project, a well-established COFI tradition that’s kicking off its second decade—we can confidently say that...
by COFI Admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Justicia elemental, En los medios
“Lety Patino, the mother of twin freshmen daughters in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood, said her family’s experience with remote learning this past spring was extremely trying. Her students did not receive computers from the district until close to the end of the...