Sentences with phrase «increase access to early education»

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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.

They partner with other organizations to increase access to quality early childhood education for low - income children, address the impact of childhood traumas and enhance parental engagement with at - risk children's social and emotional learning.

Last week Nebraska passed the School Readiness Tax Credit Act, creating two new tax credits designed to increase access to high quality early care and education (ECE) programs.

«From providing early education to increasing access to affordable housing and expanding labor and paid leave protections, Mayor de Blasio's progressive policies are having a real, positive impact right here in the 30th District.

The Department for Education will target its programmes to ensure children get the best start in the early years, to build teaching and leadership capacity in schools, to increase access to university, to strengthen technical pathways for young people, and work with employers to improve young people's access to the right advice and experiences.

Indianapolis — The nation's chief state school officers last week endorsed a comprehensive early - childhood and family - education plan calling for universal access to prekindergarten programs, publicly supported day care, and increased federal involvement in efforts to help children at risk of school failure.

The plan's five main objectives, to be delivered by 2021, are: to develop a new Welsh language; to increase opportunities for children and young people to use their Welsh in various contexts and embed their language use patterns from an early age; to support leaders and practitioners in Wales to continue to develop their Welsh language skills and have the knowledge and expertise to deliver the curriculum through the medium of Welsh and Welsh as a subject; to increase the number of learners in Welsh - medium settings; and to ensure that all learners can have equal access to Welsh - medium education and experience the best opportunities to develop their language skills.

Private sector groups from across the country are committing to the following actions today to increase access to high - quality early STEM education:

In addition to McCleary, other education issues will include expanding capacity for high quality early learning programs and fully supporting the State Need Grant to increase college access.

As states continue to add public preschool programs — in the hope that greater access to early - childhood education will improve schools» chances of meeting the NCLB law's targets — it's not surprising that some organizations are pushing to increase the federal government's role in the...

State and local investments are increasing in many states for early care and education programs, but in others, states are not investing sufficient dollars to ensure all children have access to high quality programs.

Today the charter school movement achieved an important win: the State Board of Education voted to give qualifying charter schools earlier access to the recent increase for Permanent School Fund bond guarantee program.

Increasing Access to High - Quality Early Childhood Education A state - by - state guide to the U.S. Department of Educations's Early Childhood Education Initiative.

Increasing Access to High - Quality Early Childhood Education A state - by - state guide to the The U.S. Department of Educations's Early Childhood Education Initiative.

First, although pre-K attendance has increased in the past two decades, rates of access to early education vary widely as a function of children's socioeconomic backgrounds: African American, Hispanic, and low - income children are less likely to access center - based early childhood education than their white and more affluent peers.

In others, it could mean expanding access to early English exposure through increased early childhood education programming.

There's incentive money for teacher merit - pay systems, as well as the proposed Early Learning Challenge Fund to increase access and quality of preK education, which includes $ 9.3 billion available in competitive grants over the next decade.

The Department of Education makes no direct statement to address 21st century learning in its identification of 4 strategic enhancement issues for inclusive social and economic success: early childhood and select Kindergarten to Grade 12 enhancements, post-secondary programs and skilled trade training, infrastructure improvements across all levels and increased access to literacy learning opportunities for adults.

On Thursday the White House released details of President Barack Obama's proposal to dramatically increase access to high - quality early childhood education.

This includes expanding access to quality early childhood education, full day kindergarten, increasing the amount of time available for learning, raising the bar for powerful instruction, and creating positive, safe, nurturing school environments that are conducive to learning and that foster our students» creativity and motivation.

Educare New Orleans could easily serve as a poster program for President Barack Obama's proposal to dramatically increase access to high - quality early childhood education.

In particular, he thinks all candidates should have to answer how they'll increase access to early childhood education (and if they won't, why not), what their goals are for high school graduation and dropout rates, and how they'll get the U.S. to once again be the global leader in percent of college graduates.

But the gap between his platform and the platform of Villaraigosa, his closest Democratic rival, was more about tone than substance: both emphasized early education and child welfare, increased school funding, and better access to college.

CDF's vision with its Cradle to Prison Pipeline campaign is to reduce detention and incarceration by increasing preventive supports and services children need, such as access to quality early childhood development and education services and accessible, comprehensive health and mental health coverage.

Stand is committed to increasing access to quality early childhood education opportunities.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides both significant flexibility and opportunity to state and local education agencies to increase access to high quality early learning programs, align and coordinate birth to third grade programs, and prepare and support highly effective teachers.

By increasing access to quality early childhood education our goal is for 1) all children ages 0 — 8 have affordable and geographically appropriate options in high quality early learning environments that meet their individual needs and 2) all children ages 0 - 8 have access to quality resources at home to enhance their learning and development.

Increased access to high - quality early childhood education for Black Children to ensure Kindergarten readiness

Far from attending to only one piece of the puzzle, this important piece of legislation would pair federal investment with state partnerships to dramatically expand access, address affordability, increase quality, and invest in early childhood education professionals.

Parents as Teachers also advocates for children and families by shaping public policy to increase access and financial support for early learning, child development, and education at the federal, state and community levels.

National Center for Children in Poverty, Project Thrive (www.nccp.org): The Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Infants and Young Children at the National Center for Children in Poverty has as its core mission increasing knowledge and providing policy analysis that will help states build and strengthen comprehensive early childhood systems and link policies to ensure access to high - quality health care, early care and learning, and family support.

Expand access to high - quality early education by increasing investments at the federal, state, and local levels

The event was held to give Minnesota children and advocates an opportunity to meet legislators, to celebrate the introduction of SF - 1663 and HF1997, and to serve as a call to action for supporters of the movement to increase access to quality early development and education programs.

This means: increasing the qualifications of the workforce to include expertise in infant and toddler development; working with institutions of Higher Education to instill more infant - toddler content in degree programs; and ensuring that babies living in families with a severe lack of resources, including those on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, have access to quality care commensurate with Early Head Start.

In our program and policy work, NBCDI supports federal, state and local efforts to provide increasing numbers of low - income children with access to quality early education and care; efforts to create a strong and supported early childhood workforce; and efforts to promote developmentally and culturally - appropriate standards, curriculum, instruction and assessment that are aligned within and across the early childhood to early grades continuum.

She is also the facilitator for a Shared Services project in NM, and works to increase access to quality early childhood education in NM and the nation.

Availability and access — increasing the participation of children in existing child care and early childhood education programs, including outreach to underrepresented and special populations

«Increasing access to high - quality early education, including child care, Pre-K, and Head Start, will help give all students — especially low - income students, including Latino and African American students, the support they need to arrive at school ready for success.,» continued Bryant.

Distributions from the fund will target proven strategies to strengthen parenting skills, increase the quality of early care and education and assist families with accessing that quality care and education for their young children.

• All Families have access to early care and education programs that are affordable and of high quality, and are participants in the education and well being of their children through family involvement in programs and schools, as well as opportunities to increase their educational attainment.

Business leaders in Maine are on a mission to improve the quality of early care and education and increase access for all Maine families.

Professor Heckman's new paper detailing the benefits of high - quality early childhood education, the markers of high - quality programs and the need for society to increase access to these programs for more children.

As the Policy Fellow, Natalie advocates for programs and policies that recognize family child care as a critical component of an early care and education system, increase access to early learning opportunities for all children, and support the early childhood workforce.

Providing increased access to quality early care and education so children are ready for school, and access to quality afterschool and summer programs so children are safe, reading on grade level and avoid summer learning loss.

A growing body of scientific evidence about early brain development supports increasing the quality and access to early education experiences.