The National At-Risk Education Network

Illinois

• Funding
• Laws
• Opportunities
• Noteworthy Programs
• Calendar
• Links
• State Coordinator

Illinois At-Risk Education
Contacts, News & Initiatives

• State Education Agency Website
• Education Resource Organizations Directory for Illinois
• Education News from the Chicago Sun-Times
• Education News from the Chicago Tribune

Illinois At-Risk Education
Funding/Grant Funds Available

• Grant information and resources from the Illinois State Board of Education
• Joyce Foundation
• Milagro Foundation
• Students First Foundation
• State of Illinois Literacy Office
• The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
• Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
• Illinois Violence Prevention Authority
• Community Foundation of Central Illinois
• Illinois Bar Foundation
• ACT Awards Program
• Grand Victoria Foundation
• The Baxter International Foundation

Laws & Regulations Affecting
Illinois At-Risk Education

• Education news from the Illinois Government News Network
• Legislation from the Illinois State Board of Education

Illinois Educational Opportunities for At-Risk Youth

• GED Illinois
• Illinois Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
• Illinois Truants' Alternative and Optional Education Program
• Illinois Virtual High School
• Ombudsman Educational Services
• Illinois Head Start Association
• The Mentor Network
• Illinois Alternative Learning Opportunities
• Illinois Regional Safe Schools
• Reading in Motion
• Illinois Early Childhood Education
• Illinois Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant Program

Noteworthy Illinois Alternative At-Risk Education Programs/Schools

• Stay tuned!

Illinois Calendar of Events,
Conferences & Workshops

• Stay tuned!

Pertinent Links for Illinois At-Risk Education

• Illinois Coalition for Education At-Risk Youth (ICEARY)
• Illinois Violence Prevention Authority
• Programs from Illinois Association Regional Superintendents of Schools
• Students First Illinois
• Alternative School Network
• Illinois Early Learning Project
• Early Childhood Education from the Illinois Board of Education
• Illinois Nutrition Education
• Focus Adolescent Services
• Ounce of Prevention Fund
• Vision for Children At-Risk
• Voices for Illinois Children
• Children's Home
• Alliance for Excellent Education: Every Child a Graduate
• Fight Crime Invest in Kids Illinois
• Illinois Action for Children
• Illinois Center for Violence Prevention
• Chicago Public Schools Pathways to Success
• Children's Memorial Hospital
• Illinois Department of Human Services: Youth and Families at Risk
• Lawrence Hall Youth Services
• Youth Network Council
• Urban Programs Resource Network: Your link to University of Illinois Extension in Urban Illinois
• American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois: Get Busy, Get Equal: Youth
• Illinois Creates

Contact Information for
Illinois NAREN Coordinator

Please contact Ellen if you have at-risk education news pertinent to Illinois that you wish placed on the website.