An increasing number of superintendents across NC are concentrating on reducing chronic absence and spotlighting the issue during September, National Attendance Awareness Month. Sixty-two superintendents have signed a proclamation committing “to focusing on reducing chronic absenteeism to give all children…
The North Carolina Early Childhood Data Advisory Council is a collaborative effort between the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services and includes members from DHHS divisions, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the…
Navigating services like health, housing and transportation can be confusing and difficult. The NC Department of Health and Human Services and the Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation have teamed up to design a tool aimed at making this process…
September is National Attendance Awareness Month, and we’re celebrating with
Governor Cooper and superintendents from school districts across North Carolina.
Governor Cooper has declared September Attendance Awareness Month for NC, and 60
superintendents (and counting) have committed “to focusing on…
Two of our partners, the NC Partnership for Children and Reach Out and Read, are hiring!
The NC Partnership for Children is recruiting for a new Research and Evaluation Director. The Director will provide organizational leadership to develop and maintain…
Regular school attendance, starting in preschool, helps puts children on track for reading at grade-level in third grade, a critical benchmark and predictor of future academic and life success. Recognizing that, Governor Cooper and 60 NC school district superintendents (so…
Test scores are in for the 2018-19 school year, and third grade reading proficiency has not changed much from previous years. Disaggregated proficiency data reveal that low income, racial bias and inequity, disability, homelessness and child abuse/neglect continue to create…
NC Child is presenting a three-part webinar series focusing on family economic security this fall. Each webinar will be about 30 minutes long and will provide an overview of what poverty currently looks like in North Carolina, present barriers facing…
NC Early Childhood Foundation is proud to have earned a 2019 Gold Seal of Transparency from GuideStar! Now you can find in-depth information about NCECF’s goals, strategies, initiatives & finances. A GuideStar Seal of Transparency indicates that NCECF has provided…
EdNC launched a new newsletter this week focused on early learning. Early Bird aims to tell the early learning stories of teachers, children, families and communities with the goal of lifting up the voices of parents and educators to inform…