The lead picture on the front page of this Sunday’s New York Times is a group of kindergartners sitting on the floor of their classroom holding up tiny dry-erase boards … Read More
“WITS builds foundational literacy skills” – WITS CEO Tena Latona
For the last three and a half years I have been the CEO of WITS and I have been proud to support the WITS staff in creating opportunities for every … Read More
Back to the Office and Back to the Classroom: How WITS Creates Community across Chicago’s Neighborhoods
For 791 days (give or take what you will) we have been working in some form of professional athleisure; repurposing surfaces in our home normally reserved for eating or sleeping … Read More
Remarks from our 30th Anniversary Event
If you missed our 30th anniversary event in December, take a moment to read my remarks from the event. What a year. What. A. Year, or two? Can we give … Read More
A Letter from WITS CEO, Tena Latona
Community and Consistency, Now More than Ever Hello WITS Community, As you may know, students have been experiencing a lot of change since winter break. The surge in COVID-19 cases … Read More
WITS – The largest provider of literacy programming
WITS began in a single classroom in 1991. Today we are the largest provider of literacy programming to teachers and students in Chicago Public Schools. There was a moment over … Read More
What Our Students Need Is Us
Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third largest school district in the country, is just about one month into the 2021 – 2022 school year. Students have returned to classrooms after … Read More
Fiscal Year 2020 in Review
This fiscal year, we did it. That is the headline and the bottom line. It came with some bumps and bruises, a lot of lessons, some new tricks up our … Read More
2020 Annual Report
2020. Where to begin? Where I always do, with our values: Community. Consistency. Empowerment. These are more than words to us at WITS. They are the cornerstones upon which we build all … Read More
WITS Stands in Support of Our Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community and Neighbors
WITS is angered and saddened by the murders of Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, Paul Andre Michels, Soon Park, Hyun Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Yue on Tuesday … Read More
