The Director of Child Care Connections at Illinois Central College talks about how child care needs have changed, "scholastic" programs for two-year olds, the future of District 150, the reemergence of the stay-at-home mom, and more.
Common Place: St. Francis Sisters Combat Illiteracy
by Tori Phelps
Most of us take for granted our ability to read the morning newspaper or a good book before bed. Common Place and the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception have formed a partnership that's ensuring hundreds of our friends and neighbors learn to enjoy the pleasures of reading.
Last month, I left my daughter at her new university almost a 1,000 miles away. Although I'd been trying to prepare myself for the separation for months, it was a long drive home.