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McCormick Tribune Foundation Receives Council on Foundations' 2008 Paul Ylvisaker Award for Effective Public Policy Engagement |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: In recognition of the success of McCormick Tribune Foundation's exemplary public policy initiatives, the Council on Foundations has honored the McCormick Tribune Foundation with the 2008 Paul Ylvisaker Award for Public Policy Engagement. This honor recognizes the Foundation's long-term commitment to improving early care and education for at-risk children under the age of five in Illinois, and its consistent and positive impact on policies related to early childhood education. In 1993, the McCormick Tribune Foundation shifted its education-related investments to focus on the well-being of very young children in response to new research on brain development demonstrating the link between early care and education and children's later success in school and life. In 2006, the Foundation's primary public policy goal was realized when Illinois enacted "Preschool for All," making it the first state in the nation with the statutory goal of providing free, voluntary quality preschool to all three- and four- year olds while increasing investments in infants and toddlers at risk of school failure. "The McCormick Tribune Foundation's vision, passion and courage have been instrumental to Illinois' investments in young children," said Harriet Meyer, president, Ounce of Prevention Fund. The McCormick Tribune Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to making life better for our children, communities and country. We provide direct, immediate access to mainstream national media for 600 colleges, universities, medical centers, public-policy groups and other leading nonprofit organizations.
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