Resources

This policy brief focuses on how a child’s response to previous trauma and nonverbal behavior is often the underlying cause of their punishment and expulsion - and how to support early educators to better respond to challenging behaviors.

This policy brief focuses on how understanding evidence-based principles that guide best practices for the social and emotional development of preschoolers can guide policy-makers to effectively set expectations for early educators to use developmentally appropriate responses with young children who exhibit challenging behaviors.

UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO CHILDCARE FROM THE VOICES OF PARENTS AND PROVIDERS ACROSS 33 COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA

We proudly share our 2021 Impact Report, Responsive to the Evolving Experiences & Needs of Children & Families and the Systems that Serve Them. Throughout the year, time and again state and local people came together across disciplines, sectors, systems, and political identities for one purpose—to do what is needed to ensure equitable access to opportunity and success for every child by the end of third grade.

The Pathways Action Map provides a snapshot of what's happening across NC in over 40 prioritized actions that can help move the needle on third grade reading proficiency. It provides summaries of various NC initiatives that are leading in the action areas.

2-page fact sheet with recommended sources for data on NC young children and families

This evaluation outlines the impact of two years of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) work (2017-2019), lessons learned, and recommendations for future work.

The Pathways Data Dashboard includes North Carolina data on more than 60 measures of child development that research shows influence third-grade reading scores. Whenever possible, the dashboard presents data at the state level, compared to national averages; at the county or school district level; by race and ethnicity; by income; by age; and over several years

The Pathways Data Dashboard supports a statewide effort to improve the collection, analysis and use of early childhood data in NC for young children, birth to age eight. It can be used by state and local policymakers, government agencies, community service providers, child advocacy organizations, Smart Start partnerships, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading communities and others to make data-informed decisions about investments in early childhood and changes to policies and practices that affect young children and their families

Pathways Presentation at the Forsyth Promise B-3rd Early Learning Network Quarterly Meeting