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  • 30 Million Words

    June 02, 2018 |

    Searchlight New Mexico |

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    Response Location: United States, Pensacola, Florida

    A Pensacola project is providing new parents with “brain bags”—books to read to their children as well as resources about early childhood development as it relates to language. By educating parents about the impact of how and how much they speak to their children during fundamental years of development, the bags help build babies language skills and create strong brain development.

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  • This Program Is Proven To Help Moms And Babies—So Why Aren't We Investing In It More?

    May 02, 2018 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tampa, Florida

    The U.S. has a higher rate of infant mortality than any other developed nation. In Hillsborough County, Florida, a home visitation program coupled with extensive social services available to new mothers has cut the rate of SIDS in the county in half. Additionally, the societal economic return for the program is $5.70 for every $1 invested because communities save on medical care and criminal justice on families involved in the program.

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  • How Indiana is expanding On My Way Pre-K into 15 rural counties

    April 30, 2018 |

    Chalkbeat Indiana |

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    Response Location: United States, Indiana

    Teachers and administrators are using text messages and free food and toiletries to spread the word about the state's need-based preschool grants. Advocates report that these strategies have proven successful in reaching and recruiting families in previously untapped rural counties.

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  • The Perks of a Play-in-the-Mud Educational Philosophy

    April 26, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Owings Mills, Maryland

    Across America, preschools that incorporate outdoor activities into their instruction are on the rise. It is believed that moving out of a classroom and into nature can help children creatively learn, build skills at focusing, and reduce anxiety.

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  • Native Language Schools Are Taking Back Education

    April 19, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    One night Jessie Little Doe Baird had a dream. Her ancestors told her it was time to bring back the Wôpanâak language to her community. The dream helped launch the the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project, which later led to the Mukayuhsak Weekuw preschool. 20 students are enrolled and the entire curriculum is in the Wôpanâak language.

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  • These Colorado kids had trouble getting to preschool, so teachers drove the classroom to them

    April 11, 2018 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Thorton, Colorado

    A Colorado-based educational organization (Right on Learning) has expanded its services beyond tutoring to bring "preschool in a bus" to a mobile home park in the Denver area. Right on Learning hopes to eliminate the barriers and cost of travel for many young learners and by doing so to offer more children the opportunity to improve their social skills and start kindergarten on the same level as their peers.

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  • Long-Term Gains: Pre-K Programs Lead to Furthered Education Later in Life

    March 22, 2018 |

    Scientific American |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Child-Parent Centers (CPCs), Chicago-based early care education programs serving low-income children, opened their doors in 1967. A recent study of over 1,500 kids shows that students who enrolled in a CPC, which encourages full family involvement, were 47 percent and 41 percent more likely to go on to obtain an associate’s and bachelor’s degree respectively. Now, the study lead says, the question is “How do we implement these high-quality and highly effective programs at the state and national levels so all children have access regardless of their zip code?”

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  • When the shooting stops: how US schools handle mass trauma

    February 21, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Trauma is a growing problem for school children, particularly in the age of mass shootings. But trauma also comes from a variety of triggers, including losing a loved one, poverty, immigration status and witnessing violence. Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools has proven effective, especially for younger kids, at giving children tools to manage trauma but it has been a struggle to find funding for this program around the country.

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  • Berlin hires migrant women to help families beyond social workers' reach

    February 21, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    In Neukölln, a district in south-Berlin, nearly half of the residents come from migrant backgrounds and 85% of students don't speak German as their first language. To help integrate these population, early childhood - kindergarten, preschool, daycares, etc. - are vital. To encourage parents to enroll their children, the district hires and trains unemployed mothers with migrant backgrounds on a multitude of topics so those women can mentor others.

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  • Coaches in the classroom: How Colorado preschools are upping their teaching game

    January 26, 2018 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    For the past decade, Colorado's preschools have used external coaches to improve quality of instruction in early childcare education classrooms. To address the high cost of this one-on-one approach, the Denver Preschool Program has launched a program to allow teachers to earn credentials to mentor their own colleagues.

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