In his annual State of the City address to the League of Women Voters of Chicago at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the Mayor said the Parent Assemblies will be part of his administration s ongoing effort to get people to take a broader view of education.
Education takes place at all ages, before school and after, inside the school building and at home.
To drive home the point, Daley announced that the City is pulling together all its educational programs outside of the traditional school day under one banner, called KidStart. The Parent Assemblies will take place on three Saturdays, beginning in April. All the major agencies that deal with children will be represented at the assemblies. The Chicago Public Library will issue library cards. The Chicago Park District, museums, YMCA, Boys and Girls clubs and dozens of other organizations will distribute information about their educational and recreational programs.