Funding the future : Early Childhood Development obtains newfound financial security Anya Mondragon and Sofia Antebi April 11, 2022
In exchange for education: The Ravenswood District’s budget crisis Riya Matta and Kaitlyn Khoe April 8, 2018
![READING ALOUD — ECD teacher Hilary McDaniel reads a picture book to the preschoolers while Paly ECD 2 students keep the five-year-olds focused. The ECD students created this lesson plan, where the preschoolers will learn about bridges from the book and then build their own out of popsicle sticks. “It’s [ECD is] really underground for some reason but there are so many benefits for the Paly students and preschool students,” senior Ruthie Roach said.](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_0595-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Aylette Torres, attendee of the CDC meeting, is accompanied by her daughter, a student of the Ravenswood district. “Ravenswood handled it [the CDC] a lot worse than they should have,” says Torres. “It’s just disheartening, honestly. She [her daughter] is not going to have daycare for six weeks.” Photos by Kaitlyn Khoe](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSC053986.jpg)