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  • A Program That Gives Undocumented Grandmas Childcare Credentials

    Ann Schimke

    November 09, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Providers Advancing Student Outcomes, or PASO, is run by Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition and helps early childcare providers learn critical skills to enhance children's socio-emotional skills. Many of the participants are undocumented and therefore work under the radar without special training.

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  • How one program is training mothers, aunts and grandmothers in the ABCs of child care

    Ann Schimke

    October 20, 2016 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In Colorado, more than half of young children rely on extended family members and neighbors for child care. In an effort to recognize this invisible labor force, which often includes undocumented immigrants, Providers Advancing Student Outcomes offers grant-funded courses to caregivers, legitimizing and enhancing their credibility and improving student outcomes in the process.

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  • How an ambitious new program aims to fight poverty and help kids learn, one block at a time

    Ann Schimke

    December 02, 2015 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Arvada, Colorado

    To mitigate the pernicious effects of poverty on student success, nonprofit 'Blocks of Hope' in Colorado aims to provide both educational and social services to students and their families, with the goal of leveling the playing field.

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