On February 14, President Obama released his budget for fiscal year 2012 (which begins on October 1, 2011). Children’s programs would receive a $16.8 billion increase from fiscal year 2010 budget levels, an increase of 6.2%. The President’s proposed budget...
In January, state Senator Luther Olsen visited CAP Services, Inc.’s New London Head Start center. The Senator’s visit was captured by Waupaca County Post report John Faucher in an article posted online on January 11. CAP Services reprinted the original...
As Response to Intervention (RTI) becomes more and more common practice in early childhood, three national organizations are working to provide the field with critical guidance on this emerging trend to help programs define and implement RTI practices based on...
The Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University has released Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function, the 11th publication in its Working Paper Series. Executive...
The Office of Head Start (OHS) has launched its six National Centers on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC). The Centers are integral component to the redesigned Head Start Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) System. They are: The...
WHAT: 2011 WIABE Conference SPONSOR: Wisconsin Association for Bilingual Education (WIBAE) WHEN: April 8-9, 2011 WHERE: Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells MORE INFO.: Please visit the WIABE 2011 Conference event page for additional information about the conference...
WHAT: 38th Annual Head Start Conference SPONSOR: National Head Start Association (NHSA) WHEN: April 4-8, 2011 WHERE: Kansas City Convention Center – Kansas City, MO DESCRIPTION: NHSA’s annual Head Start Conference and related meetings offer targeted...
The U.S. House of Representatives proposed legislation (H.R. 1) that would cut funding to Head Start by 22.4% . In Wisconsin, at least 785 jobs and more than 2,822 children and their families could be cut from Head Start and Early Head Start!! Ask your members of...
The Office of Head Start (OHS) has released a new half-hour webcast on its revised Head Start Child Outcomes Framework, now called the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework. The webcast is aimed at Head Start staff, parents, and members of the...
