Chicago groups protest child care cuts

May. 14, 2013
There were more kids than adults at a demonstration in Pilsen Tuesday. Now a coalition heads to Springfield to address state representatives.

Why the business community wants to invest in preschoolers

Mar. 21, 2013
A group of about 20 Christopher House preschoolers are sitting as quietly as they can in front of their teacher, Jill Peterson.

Barbara Bowman on lessons learned inside and outside the classroom

May. 8, 2012
Mother of senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett, Barbara Bowman is leaving her job as Chief Early Childhood Education Officer at Chicago Public Schools, but not without first sharing the lessons she’s learned inside and outside of the classroom.

Boost from preschool lasts into adulthood

Jun. 9, 2011
Kids who get good education in early childhood tend to do better, and a new study of a Chicago preschool program shows the benefits last well into adulthood.Arthur Reynolds began studying more than 1,500 Chicago kids back in 1986, and he’s kept up with most of them ever since.