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'Tomorrow's Hope' Revisits Chicago Education Program
Clip: 3/18/2023 | 2m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
An ambitious early education program helped kids in the Robert Taylor Homes flourish.
A new documentary tells the story of how an ambitious early education program in Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes got its start.
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Chicago Tonight: Black Voices is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
'Tomorrow's Hope' Revisits Chicago Education Program
Clip: 3/18/2023 | 2m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
A new documentary tells the story of how an ambitious early education program in Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes got its start.
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>>> THE ROBERT TAYLOR HOMES WERE AT ONE POINT THE LARGEST DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES.
EVEN ADMITS TO THAT CHAOS, CAN THEY HELP THE CHILDREN WHO LIVE THERE FLOURISH?
WE ARE TELLING THE STORY OF THAT PROGRAM WITH SOME OF THE FIRST STUDENTS.
>> WE ARE GOING TO BRING THE SERVICES WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE.
WE WERE IN ROBERT TAYLOR HOMES, ONE OF THE BIGGEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COUNTRY.
>> WHAT HAPPENED WAS IT IGNITED DESTRUCTION, AS THEY TORE DOWN THE BUILDING, A CRIME AND DRUG WAR.
WHAT SERVICES THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY WERE SHUT DOWN.
WE RE-EMERGE, AS I SAY, ROSE UP OUT OF THE ASHES.
YOU SEE THAT RESILIENCE AND THE CAPACITY IN SUCH DIRE SITUATIONS TO COME THROUGH, PARTICIPATE,
How Expanded Early Childhood Education Could Benefit Kids
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Clip: 3/18/2023 | 10m 27s | Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is seeking to expand pre-K access across the state. (10m 27s)
How Social Impact Giving is Shaking Up World of Philanthropy
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Clip: 3/18/2023 | 6m 48s | A local foundation is working to make philanthropy more equitable, diverse and inclusive. (6m 48s)
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