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Grow Your Own Teachers will train and place over 1000 fully qualified teachers who are parents and community members or currently employed in schools in low-income communities. More...
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Welcome to the website of Grow Your Own Illinois, an independent 501(c)(3) organization working to assist Grow Your Own Teachers projects based on the Illinois Grow Your Own Teachers Act, and promoting the improvement of teaching in low-income communities in Illinois and elsewhere. Keep in touch with us by signing up for our email newsletter in the box to your left. Thanks to the Ford Foundation for ongoing assistance. For comments, send us an email or join our Grow Your Own Forum.
UPDATE 5/15/10 Appropriation, Other Major Changes in the works
The House has passed an appropriation of $3.5 million for FY 11 for GYO, but the decision may rest with the Governor. Meanwhile, a bill is pending which would transfer the management of the program from ISBE to IBHE [more...] |
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Third Annual Grow Your Own Teachers Day in Springfield
Nearly 200 candidates, staff, and friends of GYO came to the Capitol Rotunda for the second annual Grow Your Own Teachers Day - a chance to celebrate the successes of the program and project its future. More info here.
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SLN 2009: An Exploration of Effective Teaching From the GYO Perspective
Following a keynote from Linda Darling-Hammond of Stanford University, the meeting explored the distinctive slant on the issue of good teaching which is emerging from GYO. More here.
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Grow Your Own Teachers Celebrates Our Graduates!
See a list of our 23 graduates, along with pictures of many here.
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