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Infant Caregiver Project May Be Even Better Than Pre-K

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

May 27, 2016 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Delaware

Mary Dozier's Infant Caregiver Project helps shape young brains for success from their earliest days, well before they enter pre-K, by teaching parents how to form secure bonds with their children.

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We expel preschool kids three times as often as K-12 students. Here's how to change that.

John Higgins

May 21, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

A national study revealed that expulsion rates of preschool students - especially Black males - were startlingly high, especially compared to any other K-12 grade. The pattern was also shown to create a vicious cycle, exacerbating the likelihood of suspension in later grades. But a remedy was already in place in Connecticut, where a mental-health professional was kept on-hand to provide behavior coaching for teachers, drastically reducing expulsion rates. Seattle looks to replicate their model.

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Speaking Out: Roxanne Morales

Rachel Denny Clow

March 19, 2016 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Response Location: United States, Robstown, Texas

Roxanne Morales sees hope in the children of Robstown. As a community educator for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas, she has worked in the community for the past year in a pilot program that is about creating safe communities.

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The Evolving Fight Against Concentrated Poverty

Peter Edelman

March 18, 2016 |

TalkPoverty.org |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

The disappearance of good manufacturing jobs, increased concentration of wealth, and political gridlock makes it increasingly hard for cities to address poverty. A Georgetown law professor reports back on four inventive programs addressing poverty in four cities: Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New Haven.

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When the Whole Family Goes to Pre-K

Julekya Lantigua-Williams

March 07, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

A meaningful pre-kindergarten experience is increasingly seen as a critical part of a child’s education, and parents are expected to play a much more significant role - however, poorer families must first overcome powerful hurdles to be more present in their children’s education. San Antonio schools provide counseling, parental guidance and professional development to parents of schoolchildren in an effort to help them help their kids.

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Could Urban Farms Be the Preschools of the Future?

Eillie Anzilotti

March 07, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, London

A group of architects proposed a new design to help raise environmentally responsible kids by combining farms and preschools.

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In Silicon Valley, a bold approach to preschool access

Deepa Fernandes

February 26, 2016 |

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

Although Silicon Valley is full of high-end preschool options, the surrounding low-income areas have been deemed child care deserts, with most families resorting to informal care options. Educare, a model that has spread to 14 states, is trying to change that. Serving as both a preschool and a community gathering center and funded largely by public preschool funds, Educare brings play-based preschool to local students so they can enter kindergarten on a level playing field with their wealthier peers.

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Why Oklahoma's public preschools are some of the best in the country

Lillian Mongeau

February 02, 2016 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Clinton, Oklahoma

Free, universal preschool education has been a priority - one that transcends politics - for leaders in the small town of Clinton, Oklahoma.

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In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

James Vaznis

January 05, 2016 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Reading, Massachusetts

A broader effort at Birch Meadow Elementary School and Reading’s eight other schools is putting students at ease and getting them more in tune with their emotions, and one another, so they can concentrate on learning.

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Walsh, de Blasio take different paths on preschool promise

Stephanie Ebbert

December 28, 2015 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Two years after his election, the mayor of New York created a universal preschool program. In Boston, progress has been much slower.

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