Summer has arrived and parents and caregivers have plans for their children – attending day programs and overnight camps, spending time with family and friends, and more. Each of these experiences are learning opportunities and summer is an important time…
Reading Aloud Strengthening Early Childhood Development & NC Community
National Read Aloud Month occurs annually in March. We know that the majority of young childrens’ brains are formed in their early years, and experiences that center around nurturing from a…
Like many of our community partners and child advocates, we believe that literacy is a right and all children need access to high-quality books. As such, our team at the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation is collecting for WAKE Up…
Community Supports for Learning Loss Recovery are EssentialAs many suspected might be the case, North Carolina’s fourth graders need more support to be better readers, since pandemic learning losses have impacted communities. This was demonstrated in the “Nation’s Report…
Both revolutionary and transformative, 2021 inspired us all to look for the most effective and needed solutions for children, families and communities, in response to economic hardship, public health challenges, educational setbacks, and ongoing systemic inequities. We continued to strive…
Communities across our state celebrated both Summer Learning Week and Grade-Level Reading week in July. From block parties to book mobiles, NC Campaign for Grade-Level Reading communities have been busy ensuring that children have books of their own and are…
Update: NC Gov. Roy Cooper approved the $27.9B state budget proposal late afternoon, Monday, July 11, 2022.
There’s been a lot of attention on the North Carolina state budget in Raleigh – and even across the country – and…
On Thursday, June 9, EducationNC hosted almost three dozen stakeholders to attend a panel, “Reporting Live: Talking Science of Reading Implementation,” featuring three education policy leaders:Kymyona Burk, a Senior Policy Fellow at ExcelinEd. She most recently served in Mississippi…
The national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) recently recognized Read Charlotte as a 2021 Bright Spot community for its response to the COVID crisis last year.
Specifically, CGLR is highlighting communities that developed exemplary or innovative responses to the…
Click here to access a new 20-minute video tutorial on how to navigate the brand-new Pathways to Grade-Level Reading Data Dashboard.
The Pathways Data Dashboard supports a statewide effort to improve the collection, analysis and use of early childhood data…