Sentences with phrase «quality education for children across»

This public call for non-renewal represents a significant step towards advancing accountability and fulfilling our collective promise of quality education for children across the state.

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Aboriginal children across NSW will benefit from a new program targeting the quality enhancement of Aboriginal early childhood services, Minister for Early Childhood Education and Aboriginal Affairs Sarah Mitchell announced today.

Tired of living in the only Southern state without a publicly financed program of early - childhood education, business leaders across Mississippi have launched a three - year pilot effort to improve the educational quality of child - care centers and better prepare children for school.

In this watershed moment, the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative is gathering researchers, policymakers, advocates, and practitioners from across the country to the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children andEducation Initiative is gathering researchers, policymakers, advocates, and practitioners from across the country to the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children andEducation for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children andeducation, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children and society.

Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements

Free schools and academies are making a huge difference to the quality of education right across the country and we very much look forward to establishing these new schools so that we can offer exceptional opportunities for learning to even more children.»

Specifically, this project has two key elements: (1) a one - day convening (12/12/14) that forges relationships among stakeholders in Hampden County's early education field with influential leaders and experts from across the nation, where they engage in mutual learning and dialogue around the goal of strengthening individual and organization capacities to advance early learning for all; and (2) a multi-pronged communication strategy, rooted in the convening and designed to provide guidance around the field's most pressing needs, with a particular focus on strengthening the quality of Pre-K for at - risk children, like many of those growing up Hampden County.

[103] We intend for the implementation of our proposed revision of the education and child development provisions to improve teaching practices and education service delivery across our programs and help ensure every child in Early Head Start and Head Start receives high quality early learning experiences.

Today's op - ed by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, and Stand for Children President Jonah Edelman is a disservice to millions of parents and children across the nation who want nothing more than equal access to a quality edChildren President Jonah Edelman is a disservice to millions of parents and children across the nation who want nothing more than equal access to a quality edchildren across the nation who want nothing more than equal access to a quality education.

Parents and children across the nation would be fortunate indeed if the Administration and Congress were to adopt a federal tax credit because it would facilitate access to a quality education for another 1 million students — most of whom will graduate and go on to college as the body of research into these programs clearly demonstrates.

«We're encouraged that independent observers of public education share our support for legislative and school board candidates across California who support parental choice and who are working to provide high quality education to all children,» said Gary Borden, Executive Director of CCSA Advocates.

Democrat and Republican lawmakers from across the state came together to support quality education options for Illinois children.

«For the first time, every child in New York City has access to free, full - day, high quality pre-K programs across district, charter, parochial and early education centers,» Devora Kaye, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education, said in a statement on WednesdFor the first time, every child in New York City has access to free, full - day, high quality pre-K programs across district, charter, parochial and early education centers,» Devora Kaye, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education, said in a statement on Weducation centers,» Devora Kaye, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education, said in a statement on Wednesdfor the Department of Education, said in a statement on WEducation, said in a statement on Wednesday.

Research for Action (RFA) studied how six early education providers of different shapes, sizes, and community contexts from across the Commonwealth financed high - quality child care.

During the day, I'm the founder and executive director of Massachusetts Parents United, a parent advocacy group that brings together parents from across the Commonwealth to fight for safer neighborhoods, stable and secure homes and high - quality education for every child.

The campaign is part of a larger movement across the United States to create a coordinated, high - quality early education experience for all children from prekindergarten through third grade.

Texans for Education Opportunity represents thousands of Texans from across the state that are committed to providing every child with access to a quality eEducation Opportunity represents thousands of Texans from across the state that are committed to providing every child with access to a quality educationeducation.

Once we have that, we need to develop the plan to make it happen city - wide across district / charter and obtain the needed local and state resources to provide quality education for all children in Oakland, so that they have the necessary tools to change the world for the betterment of humanity.»

«Every child across this great state has the right to a quality education, and to attend a school that is best for them regardless of their zip code.

However, ensuring quality requires significant government support and even with two - thirds of children already in preschool centers across China, the Ministry of Education plans to provide universal access for one year of preschool and almost universal access for two years before primary school by 2020 — and Shanghai, in particular has been outpacing the rest of the nation.

For thousands of children across the U.S., these scholarships have provided tremendous opportunity to fund a quality education.

Most states and provinces across North America have both frameworks and quality rating guidelines for centers to ensure quality education is provided to children in child care.

An accumulation of research across hundreds of studies shows the benefits of quality early childhood care and education for children's later learning, school success and social development.

We call for increased investment in high - quality early education and family - support programs, as well as for greater coordination and integration across systems that touch the lives of vulnerable young children and their families.

The National Quality Standard is a key aspect of the National Quality Framework and sets a national benchmark for children's education and care services across Australia.

The Missing Piece: A National Teacher Survey on How Social and Emotional Learning Can Empower Children and Transform Schools reveals that teachers across the country understand that SEL is critical to education and want quality SEL for their students.

As they note, in order to «ensure equitable access to high - quality early care and education for all children, the federal government and the states should use consistent, high quality - standards across all public financing.»

Launching the Race to the Top — Early Learning Challenge: President Obama has challenged states to close the school readiness gap through the Early Learning Challenge, a competitive fund that has enabled 20 states to increase the quality of their early education programs, to establish higher standards across programs and to provide critical links with health, nutrition, mental health, and family support for our neediest children.

This is also the overall objective of Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education which was published in 2006, and is designed to define, assess and support the improvement of quality across all aspects of practice in ECCE settings for children from 0 - 6Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education which was published in 2006, and is designed to define, assess and support the improvement of quality across all aspects of practice in ECCE settings for children from 0 - 6quality across all aspects of practice in ECCE settings for children from 0 - 6 years.

Joanne Roberts, Ph.D. received funding to conduct eight days of training across Massachusetts in the various Quality Rating and Improvement System regions on the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale — Revised Edition scale for the UMass Donahue Institute, in conjunction with Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care.

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risFor example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risfor cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.

There is evidence that maltreated children are at greater risk for lifelong health and social problems, including mental illnesses, criminality, chronic diseases, disability1 and poorer quality of life.2 A history of child maltreatment is also associated with lower adult levels of economic well - being across a wide range of metrics, including higher levels of economic inactivity, lower occupational status, lower earnings and lower expected earnings.3 Existing research suggests a ripple effect caused by lower educational achievement, higher levels of truancy and expulsion reducing peak earning capacity by US$ 5000 a year4 or an average lifetime cost of US$ 210012 per person1 when considering productivity losses and costs from healthcare, child welfare, criminal justice and special education.