CALL TO ACTION: Ask ISBE for Literacy Funding
Help us urge ISBE to add more literacy funding by submitting a budget request today -- it only takes 5 minutes!
Two Rights to Read
Happy Banned Book Day! Today we celebrate our right to read and double down on our effort to protect that freedom for the next generation. Our freedom to read depends on both access to books, and access to literacy.
2024 Literacy Summit and MargaREADa Cocktail Hour
Join us as we plan our strategy and tactics for the next year and celebrate the successes of the Coalition thus far!
House Bill 4902 Heads to Governor Pritzker's Desk
HB4902 passes the Senate and moves on to the Governor’s desk.
Help Secure Literacy Funding in the State Budget!
Email your legislator urging them to appropriate $45 million for literacy in the FY25 budget.
Submit a Witness Slip for HB4902
Fill out a witness slip in support of HB4902 (Faver Dias/Lightford) to help it advance in the Senate.
Literacy and Justice for All: HB4902 (Faver Dias/Lightford)
Support HB4902 requiring ISBE learning partners, which work with the lowest-performing schools in the state, to align with the literacy plan.
Response to Governor Pritzker’s Proposed FY25 Literacy Appropriation
The Illinois Early Coalition responds to Governor Pritzker’s proposed literacy appropriation for FY25.
Memo on the Second Draft of the Comprehensive Literacy Plan
The Illinois Early Literacy Coalition responds to the second draft of the Illinois State Board of Educations’s Comprehensive Literacy Plan.