Evers Statement on New Opportunity to Apply for Early Learning Funds
State Supt. Tony Evers issued a statement regarding news that Wisconsin is among five states invited to apply for a second round of federal Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge funding. The statement is available through...
2012 WHSA Parent & Staff Affiliate Scholarships
Each year the WHSA Parent and Staff Affiliates award scholarships to Head Start & Early Head Start parents and staff members to advance their levels of education. Additional information about the scholarship opportunities is listed below. All scholarship...
Infant and Toddler Home Visiting Institute Supporting Families with Infants and Toddlers in Wisconsin
Title: Infant and Toddler Home Visiting Institute Supporting Families with Infants and Toddlers in Wisconsin Location: CESA 11, 225 Osterman Drive, Turtle Lake, WI Start Date: 2012-07-16 End Date: 2012-07-20 Click here for more information. Click here for...
Incorporating Child Assessments into Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
Source: RAND Corporation - Retrieved April 4, 2012 The RAND Corporation recently published a new occasional paper, Moving to Outcomes: Approaches to Incorporating Child Assessments into State Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (2012), by Gail...
Guidance on Safe Sleep Practices in Child Care and Early Education Settings
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, and the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education recently released Safe Sleep Practices and SIDS/Suffocation Risk Reduction (2012). The document...
BROOKINGS RELEASES REPORT ON THE SCHOOL READINESS OF POOR CHILDREN
Source: Brookings Institute A new report from Brookings analyzes reasons why poor children are less ready for school. Forty-eight percent of poor children are identified as “ready” to enter school at age five based on a summary measure that looks at early math...
Read to Lead Bill is Signed
MADISON — State Superintendent Tony Evers joined Governor Scott Walker today at Franklin Elementary School in Wausau as the governor signed important education legislation into law. "I am pleased that Governor Walker signed into law the bill that incorporates the...
WPRI Issues Report on the Positive Impact of Investing in Early Learning and Development
Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) Issues Report on the Positive Impact of Investing in Early Learning and Development; Sees YoungStar as a Promising Mechanism for Change The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI), a free-market “think tank,” has...
The “Dual-Generation Strategy” Theory of Change
Source: Ray Marshall Center - Retrieved March 23, 2012 A recent brief published by the Ray Marshall Center describes the dual-generation strategy theory of change (2012), which suggests that the combination of three core components - high quality early-childhood...
The Importance of Emotional Support for Mothers
Source: Child Trends - March 21, 2012 Child Trends has published a new research brief, Families and Child Outcomes: The Importance of Emotional Support for Mothers (March 2012), which finds that emotional support for mothers improves outcomes for children, even when...
New Research Findings on the Readiness Gap Between Wealthy and Poor Children
Source: Brookings Institute and Stanford University - March 19, 2012 The Brookings Institute recently published a new report, Starting School at a Disadvantage: The School Readiness of Poor Children (March 2012) by Julia B. Isaacs, which shows that only 48% of poor...
Head Start’s 11th National Research Conference
Title: Head Start's 11th National Research Conference Location: Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001 Link out: Click here Description: Children and families in Head Start reflect the diversity of our nation and the need to understand...
2012 WHSA Spring Quarterly Meeting
WHAT: 2012 WHSA Spring Quarterly Meeting SPONSOR: Wisconsin Head Start Association (WHSA) WHEN: Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26, 2012 WHERE: The Madison Concourse Hotel DESCRIPTION: WHSA invites Director, Parent, and Staff Affiliate representatives as well...
Executive Director-Western Dairyland Community Action Agency
Job Description: Western Dairyland EOC Inc., headquartered in the City of Independence in West Central Wisconsin, is a non-profit Community Action Agency working to alleviate poverty-related conditions in a four-county area. The agency seeks an Executive Director to...
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