What would it look like if North Carolina had data to track how children engage in early education, participate in public schools and progress on to college and/or a career? Several state agencies and data experts are working together to…
In North Carolina today, black babies are dying at a rate more than twice as high as that of white babies. Some recent national reports provide some state data to consider, disaggregated by race, and a recent meeting of Governor…
From our friends at Child Care Services Association:
North Carolina educators now have more opportunity to further their education and explore their career thanks to the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood® NC Scholarship Program at Child Care…
Check out these great infographics from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, all released in 2019:
What are ACEs? And how to they relate to toxic stress?
What is epigenetics? And how does it relate to child development?
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Wow! It’s been a terrific year working with you. Our team is energized for 2020, and we want to hear from our valued partners. If you have participated in any of our meetings, webinars or trainings; read our blog posts,…
Our close partner the NC Partnership for Children/Smart Start is seeking a new President.
The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that administers Smart Start, an early childhood initiative, in collaboration with a network of…
The NC Department of Public Instruction is inviting public comment on a proposed definition of high quality birth-through-12th-grade reading instruction. Do you think a comprehensive approach to B-12 literacy should include consideration of the whole-child Pathways Measures of Success? If…
A report released today makes strong recommendations about how North Carolina can meet its obligation to provide a sound, basic education to every child. There are specific recommendations around early childhood (birth through third grade), many of which align with…
A summit on building a pipeline of teachers of color in North Carolina launched a new initiative by the Governor’s office to diversify the K-12 teaching profession. Sonja Gantt of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Foundation, who emceed the summit, called out…
Early childhood leaders from many sectors, including health, early education, K-12 education, and family and community supports, gathered on November 22 to move North Carolina forward on the Pathways Action Framework. One hundred attendees representing government agencies, nonprofit organizations, the…