Bryan Stokes II

[Bryan Stokes II @bstokes584]

@BreezyBre2019 https://t.co/yoCeWBWcwr

Could be good!

[Illinois Early Childhood Policy at Start Early @EarlyEdIL]

Share your voice! Our team is seeking input from child care programs regarding Smart Start Workforce Grants. If you operate a child care program that blends & braids funding streams, we'd like to hear from you! Fill out the survey here by Thursday 8/8/24: https://t.co/MWYgKa0Ssy

[Bryan Stokes II @bstokes584]

@sammie_smylie It’s such a great program - congratulations!

[Carie Bires @CarieBires]

ICYMI, IL DCFS released updated guidance on background check requirements for EI providers and other professionals supporting children in child care settings. Grateful for this guidance that makes it easier to provide inclusive services to children with disabilities! Link below.

[SomethingGood InEnglewood @SomethingGoodNE]

Hey class of 2024! The City Of Chicago Treasurer’s Office is offering a $5,000 scholarship to help lighten the financial load as you make your way to college!

Must be a chicago resident!

Submit your application by June 30th 2024!

Good Luck! #ScholarshipSaturday

[ReadyNation Illinois @ReadyNationIL]

1/2: Early childhood priorities fared well in the FY25 Illinois budget including significant new investments in #preK and #childcare. https://t.co/oQDX5S9CHt

[Bryan Stokes II @bstokes584]

@AnneYBrintonPhD I am more than ready for a third movie.

[Bryan Stokes II @bstokes584]

Great to have been a part of this week’s convening - it’s rare to have the voices of practitioners, researchers and funders in one space!

[MIT Blueprint Labs @BlueprintMIT]

Thanks to all attendees, panelists, and speakers who made the Preschool Research Convening this week such an informative and engaging event. The partnerships and research agenda formed this week laid the groundwork for an exciting new practitioner-led collaborative.

[Advance Illinois @advanceillinois]

Advance Illinois is hiring! We're looking for a Director of Policy who is committed to advancing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic educational equity in our state. APPLY NOW: https://t.co/9vjXZTjf4M

#education #Illinois #policy #director

[Advance Illinois @advanceillinois]

Now available! Our newest report examines the state of Illinois’ educator pipeline amid COVID-19— exploring areas from recruitment, diversity, & supply of new educators to retention of veteran teachers & leaders. Access report ahead: https://t.co/uQSRsOOH7x #edpipeline2023

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

Calling all future teachers! Here’s what Illinois has to offer to you:

🎓 Tuition assistance and scholarships
🏡 Down-payment assistance and housing stipends
💵 Signing bonuses and loan repayments
🙋 Residencies and apprenticeships

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

Thanks to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, every child under the age of five in Illinois will be able to receive a free book in the mail every month. https://t.co/AY41IJucIp

[Arwen @heavenleybody]

Losing my mind at this llama dressed like a groomsman

[Bryan Stokes II @bstokes584]

A pleasure to spend the morning hearing @GovPritzker’s vision for early childhood in Illinois at @EriksonInst

[Bryan Stokes II @bstokes584]

@LeemanKessler Offputting and overly helpful…is your character Clippy?

[Bryan Stokes II @bstokes584]

@LeemanKessler The cartoon version had to be able to fit on a single VHS tape.

[Bryan Stokes II @bstokes584]

Had an amazing morning in Englewood at the @SomethingGoodNE community awards. Exciting to see progress underway on the new early learning center too!