THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS ANNOUNCING A 17 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO CREATE A NETWORK OF FREEDOM SCHOOLS.
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TEAM UP TO ESTABLISH FREEDOM SCHOOLS, PRESENTING A MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM FOR STRUGGLING AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS SAYS THE BOARD’S CARA WILEY.
THE SCHOOLS WILL ALSO FOCUS ON ANY LEARNING LOSS DURING THE PANDEMIC. THIS WILL BE THE NATION’S FIRST STATE-FUNDED FREEDOM SCHOOLS NETWORK.
ISBE IS ASKING FOR DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER TO SET UP THE FREEDOM SCHOOLS. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRANTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: ISBE DOT NET.