Sentences with phrase «for early childhood initiatives»

«We look at this as that other counties and thousands of children, born and yet to be born, are looking at us to lead the way, to do a good job, to prove that this really works, that it's worth the investment of taxpayer dollars in the long run to have high quality early learning opportunities for all children, especially those from low - income families,» says John Peirce, a consultant to the United Way of Allen County for Early Childhood Initiatives.

... When we talked to Rolf Grafwallner, program director for Early Childhood Initiatives at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), he explained that «you have to look at this period [PreK - 3rd] as a block.

Rolf Grafwallner, CEELO Senior Scientist and Program Director at the Council of Chief State School (CCSSO) Rolf is Program Director for Early Childhood Initiatives at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) in Washington, D.C. where he works with states to improve learning opportunities and outcomes for young children.

One of those facilitators is Catherine Tighe, a former kindergarten teacher who's now a coach for the early childhood initiative in Somerville.

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«We have dramatically increased access to school options for Newark families, provided grants directly to teachers at 37 schools, given 300,000 books to Newark students through the My Very Own Library program, and just recently, we committed to a $ 1 million initiative to improve early childhood education in Newark,» the foundation said in a statement to CNBC.

André Shearer, CEO and co-founder of Cape Classics, says the funding has enabled the IEF to realise a key initiative — the establishment of the Indaba Montessori Institute outside Stellenbosch, for the training of Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers who will positively impact the lives of thousands of children.

The mayor — flanked by First Lady Chirlane McCray and their son, Dante — touted the accomplishments of his first term and spoke of other initiatives coming, including every police officer having body cameras and «3K for All,» a program that provides free, full - day early childhood education for all 3 - year - old children.

She also touted his «3K for All» initiative that aims to provide free, full - day early childhood education for all 3 - year - old children.

Education The governor put forth several education initiatives, including to expand the availability of early childhood care, pre-kindergarten education, and afterschool; a proposal to guarantee free food for school children; and supports for teachers.

Critics of the actor - director Rob Reiner's latest early - childhood ballot initiative are fine - tuning their case for defeating the measure on the June 6 statewide ballot.

And experts say similar early - childhood initiatives and proposals in other metropolitan areas may be a signal that support is growing for publicly financed preschool programs.

As Louise Stoney, Ann Mitchell, and Mildred Warner of the Alliance for Early Childhood Finance note in the Summer 2006 issue of Community Development, «The misconceived assumption that new initiatives must be created means that reformers tend not to build on the many successful programs that already exist.»

As part of the foundation's SPARK initiative — which stands for Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids — the grants will be used to help bring the early - childhood field and the K - 12 system closer together so that children will have smoother transitions into school.

Yazzie - Mintz, currently a senior program officer for early childhood education initiatives and co-director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs with the American Indian College Fund, has devoted her professional career to improving access to early education for Native children.

The initiative led by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) on behalf of the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA) has finalised a set of Professional Standards for Teachers and a set of Professional Standards for Principals.

More cash for teacher salaries, as the Chicago Teachers Union is demanding, means less for everything else — after - school programs, early childhood initiatives, police, public health, everything.

The state also provides categorical aid for transportation, reading initiatives, professional development, compensatory education, early - childhood education, technology, and school construction.

This initiative sets into a motion a coordinated set of high - impact actions, investments, and partnerships that will significantly increase the Ed School's capacity for research, innovation, outreach, and leadership development in early childhood education.

The Innovation Fund directly supports the Center's trajectory towards ambitious idea generation, innovative project designs, community - supported implementation strategies, and the development of evaluation metrics that lead to actionable insights within a rapid cycle iteration process.This discreet award supports a process for integrating the Center's evolving business plan thinking into current and emerging initiatives to develop a more effective innovation ecosystem for early childhood development.

At a hearing of the House Early Childhood, Youth, and Families Subcommittee, Mr. Gingrich said his goals for the year are to pass three separate choice initiatives.

Last August, the federal Administration for Children, Youth, and Families commissioned a study of the degree to which state early - childhood - education initiatives work in concert with local Head Start programs.

I attribute much of this success to our high - quality early - childhood initiative, Smart Start, and to our rewards for improving student learning.

While many states sponsor one or more early - childhood programs, only a handful have designed a network of initiatives for young children and their families, a study by the National Center for Children in Poverty reports.

Grades: Professional The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) supports early childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan information based on reseEarly Education Research (NIEER) supports early childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan information based on reseearly childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan information based on research.

After 16 years of deploying thousands of motivated college liberal - arts graduates to work in the nation's urban and rural schools, Teach For America plans to launch an early - childhood - education initiative this coming fall.

2016: Tarajean Yazzie - Mintz Ed.D.»02 Senior Program Officer for Early Childhood Education Initiatives and Co-Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs with the American Indian College Fund Denver, CO

In that time, he won praise for uniting education reformers, teachers, principals and business stakeholders behind an aggressive education reform agenda that included opening more than 100 new schools, expanding after - school and summer learning programs, closing down underperforming schools, increasing early childhood and college access, dramatically boosting the caliber of teachers, and building public - private partnerships around a variety of education initiatives.

HCZ's programs support children from birth through college and include classes for new parents, early childhood education, community health initiatives, after - school programs, and college planning.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan kicked off the meeting with a group that included national and regional education advocates, lobbyists, and others looking for policy updates, by saying the department still hopes to get $ 300 million from Congress for a new early - childhood education initiative.

With your support of publicly funded programs such as quality early childhood education, college and career prep, STEM initiatives, arts education, and extended - day learning, we will help existing schools work towards closing the achievement gap and help prepare our students for success in academics and in life.

Voters overwhelmingly passed the school bond and mill, demonstrating support for initiatives to improve aging buildings and expand programming in the arts, early childhood, and tutoring.

President Obama's FY14 budget request maintains funding for the major federal education initiatives at their FY12 levels and proposes new money to primarily support early childhood and higher education.

For over 10 years, NIRN has led and engaged in national and global implementation initiatives and capacity building across human services, including education, child welfare, early childhood development, health, and criminal justice.

Before joining PowerMyLearning, Meghan worked as a Regional Coordinator for Children's Literacy Initiative in Philadelphia, where she managed implementation of a professional development initiative for early childhood educators in several major school districts, including Chicago Public Schools.

Analyses of his successful leadership are featured in several books: Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools (Kirp, 2013); Team Turnarounds (Frontiera and Leidl, 2012) and Respect (Kwalwasser, 2012)-- and the early childhood education initiatives Dr. Weast led in Montgomery County are discussed in the book Building Blocks, (Maerhoff, 2006).

They are often the implementing arm of national education initiatives such as those for high quality early childhood education, extended learning, and dropout prevention.

additional funding for full - day Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education, as required by the Kansans Can initiative.

In addition to these initiatives, the Head Start program, which was created in 1965 and is one of the earliest ECE initiatives, is a federal program that provides free access to early childhood education programs for children from low socioeconomic status families.

Dr. Wright spearheaded initiatives in Mississippi that nearly doubled the Advancement Placement (AP) participation and success rate, resulted in significant annual gains in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, and earned Mississippi recognition from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) as one of the top six states in the nation for providing high - quality early childhood educaEarly Education Research (NIEER) as one of the top six states in the nation for providing high - quality early childhood educaearly childhood education.

No, the $ 15 - $ 20 billion digital endowment and related efforts would not substitute for much - needed initiatives in areas such as early childhood education or poverty - fighting.

In these roles she oversees professional learning, conducts research, and consults for local and state initiatives on the Early Childhood Work Environment Survey (ECWES), the Program Administration Scale (PAS), the Business Administration for Family Child Care (BAS) and leadership topics in early care and educaEarly Childhood Work Environment Survey (ECWES), the Program Administration Scale (PAS), the Business Administration for Family Child Care (BAS) and leadership topics in early care and educaearly care and education.

Program Manager, Early Childhood & Special Education Initiatives, Center for Technology in Education (CTE), Johns Hopkins University School of Education

Teri N. Talan is Director of Policy Initiatives at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at National Louis University.

Early Outcomes for Programs and Families in Children's Futures (PDF - 932 KB) Walker, Daly, McMaken, & Pouncy (2010) Examines outcomes for families served by an early childhood initiative in Trenton, NJ, and addresses issues related to cost, partnership development, and sustainability of the Children's Futures proEarly Outcomes for Programs and Families in Children's Futures (PDF - 932 KB) Walker, Daly, McMaken, & Pouncy (2010) Examines outcomes for families served by an early childhood initiative in Trenton, NJ, and addresses issues related to cost, partnership development, and sustainability of the Children's Futures proearly childhood initiative in Trenton, NJ, and addresses issues related to cost, partnership development, and sustainability of the Children's Futures program.

A December 2014 U.S. government report, «The economics of early childhood development», suggests that expanding early learning initiatives would provide benefits valuing roughly $ 8.60 for every $ 1 spent.

«Over the past 30 years there have been a number of initiatives in Ontario aimed at increasing wages for the early childhood education and child care (ECEC) workforce working in regulated child care centres and regulated home child care.

These stands and their updates have been the foundation of Head Start, and they have served as a model for state and local early childhood initiatives, including the state of Tennessee's pre-K program.

Bright Futures, the AAP health promotion initiative, provides resources for pediatricians to detect both ACEs and adverse developmental outcomes.36 Programs like Reach Out and Read, in which pediatricians distribute books and model reading, simultaneously promote emergent literacy and parent — child relationships through shared reading.37, 38 However, ACEs can not be addressed in isolation and require collaborative efforts with partners in the education, home visitation, and other social service sectors in synergistic efforts to strengthen families.29 In this way, programs like Help Me Grow39 that create streamlined access to early childhood services for at - risk children can play a critical role in building an integrated system that connects families to needed resources to enhance the development of vulnerable children.

KidsMatter is the Australian Government's mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiative for primary schools and early childhood educations services.

The AECEO and Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care (OCBCC) joint proposal for a three year initiative to promote the value of licenced child care and the importance of Registered Early Childhood Educators to the delivery of a high quality program was approved by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.