Voices for Illinois Children: Illinois Kids Count 2015 Symposium, “Confronting Poverty, Creating Opportunities”
When: Thursday, March 12, 2015 from 8:30 – 11:30am
Where: Loyola University Civitas ChildLaw Center, 111 East Pearson Street, Regents Hall, 16th floor, Chicago, IL 60611
What: Voices for Illinois Children presents a panel discussion of child poverty and its adverse effects on children’s school readiness, academic achievement, physical health, social-emotional development, as well as social and economic outcomes in adulthood. Keynote speaker is economist Jared Bernstein, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and former chief economist and economic adviser to Vice President Joseph Biden.
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