The Commonwealth Fund – Systems of Care Coordination for Children: Lessons Learned Across State Models
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund, Systems of Care Coordination for Children: Lessions Learned Across State Models by Sharon Silow-Carroll and Gretchen Hagelow, discusses lessons learned from promising models of referral and care coordination in five states. ...
From the Early Childhood Data Collaborative – Building & Using Coordinated State ECE Data Systems
Building and Using Coordinated State Early Care and Education Data Systems: A Framework for States, a recent policy brief from the Early Childhood Data Collaborative now available at the Data Quality Campaign website: Describes why states should build longitudinal...
Congress Returns from Recess this Week; Continuing Resolution for Appropriations is Likely
This week Congress returns to the Capitol after its August recess. Among the tasks for House and Senate consideration is the completion and approval of the FY 2011 appropriations bill by the end of the current fiscal year--September 30, 2010. So far, the House has...
NCCP’s Improving Supports for Parents of Young Children: State-Level Initiatives
Improving Supports for Parents of Young Children: State-level Initiatives, a new report from the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) by Louisa Higgins, Shannon Stagman, and Sheila Smith, provides information for states to use as they work to provide...
Ready, Set, Go! Why Business Should Support Early Childhood Education – ICW Report
Ready, Set, Go! Why Business Should Support Early Childhood Education, the newest publication for the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), demonstrates the exceptional effect early childhood education has on the nation's economic security and the enduring...
QRIS National Learning Network Webinar: QRIS Quality Improvement Strategies
Please Note: The live online streaming of this webinar has already occurred. For a copy of the PowerPoint presentation used during the webinar or to access recorded audio and video of the presentation, please visit the webinar's page on the QRIS NLN website. WHAT:...
Wisconsin Poverty Report: New Measure, Broader View – From IRP
The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin Madison published Wisconsin Poverty Report: New Measure, Broader View, the second annual report aimed to accurately define the extent of poverty and to reflect the resources and need in...
TESOL Position Paper on Language & Literacy Development for Young ELLs
Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL), a professional organization to develop and maintain professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide, recently release a Position Paper on Language...
Early Education Programs and Children of Immigrants: Learning Each Other’s Language
Hannah Matthews and Danielle Ewen's paper Early Education Programs and Children of Immigrants: Learning Each Other's Language, written for the Young Children in Immigrant Families and the Path to Educational Success roundtable meeting at the Urban Institute in June,...
Coalition on Human Needs Webinar: How to Use Important New Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data
WHAT: "How to Use Important New Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data" Webinar SPONSOR: Coalition on Human Needs WHEN: September 07, 2010 2:00 PM Eastern WHERE: Internet DESCRIPTION: On Sept. 16 and 28, Census will release 2009 data showing the disturbing impact...
NHSA Dialog Article: Teacher-Child Relationships and Children’s Externalizing Behaviors in Head Start
A recent National Head Start Association NHSA Dialog (vol 13, issue 3), a research-to-practice journal for the early intervention field, features the article "Teacher-Child Relationships and Children's Externalizing Behaviors in Head Start." Authors Jessica Vick...
State Child Care & Development Fund (CCDF) Plans for FY 2010-11
The National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau at the Administration for Children and Families, has released the full Child Care Development Fund Report of State and Territory Plans FY 2010-11. CCDF is...
WECA’s 56th Annual Conference “Nurturing Quality Together”
WHAT: WECA's 56th Annual Conference, "Nurturing Quality Together" SPONSOR: Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) WHEN: Thursday, November 11 to Saturday, November 13, 2010 WHERE: Marriott Madison West, Middleton DESCRIPTION: Quality is on everyone's mind these...
DCF Online Meeting for Head Start/Early Head Start Directors
WHAT: Online meeting for Wisconsin Head Start/Early Head Start Directors SPONSOR: Wisconsin Department of Children & Families (DCF) WHEN: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. (central) WHERE: Internet using Microsoft Office Live Meeting DESCRIPTION:...
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