Mayor Emanuel Announces City Of Chicago Is Awarded $600 Million For Early Childhood Education Programming
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the City of Chicago has been awarded $600 million for early childhood education programming over the next five years.
To expand access, the Emanuel Administration will provide pre-K education to all of the roughly 25,000 4-year old children who qualify for the federal free or reduced school lunch program, starting in School Year 2015-2016. The City is meeting this commitment by leveraging Head Start funds, investing more than $15 million in the Mayor’s 2015 budget, and nearly $17 million raised from private investors through a Social Impact Bond. To ensure that adequate classroom space is provided for the additional children, CPS and the State of Illinois are making a capital investment of nearly $14 million.