Maximizing NC’s Early Learning Investments Requires Regular Attendance

Part 2 of Guidance for Advancing Action Along NC Pathways To Grade-Level Reading Here is the second of our five-part Pathways to Grade-Level Reading Policy and Practice Action Toolkit to provide guidance for how policymakers, advocates, community non-profits, the business…

Introduce Good Attendance Awareness, Starting in Early Childhood Education

Preschool is the ideal time to introduce children and families to the importance of consistent on-time school attendance and to encourage strong attendance habits. An often-overlooked element of supporting a smooth transition to kindergarten is helping families learn about the…

National Assessment Scores Say NC Must Help Young Readers

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…

Uniting Community to Support School Attendance

Guest Blog by Kyler Daniels, Ready Schools Coordinator for The Down East Partnership for Children At the Down East Partnership for Children (DEPC), we spent September working on our annual Attendance Awareness Campaign in honor of the national month, under…

Meet Timely Tina

Timely Tina is no ordinary clock. This September, Tina has been helping to ensure students in Nash and Edgecombe counties are present, engaged and supported at virtual school every day. Timely Tina reintroduced herself on social media earlier this month…