Eight partners were selected through a competitive process to participate in the initiative (see partners listed on the right). The project utilized the work of Charlie Bruner (Des Moines) who developed a School Readiness Resource Guide and Toolkit. Its materials were organized around a recognized comprehensive framework to address school readiness, the Ready Child equation.
Quality Counts, Miami-Dade County’s quality rating improvement system (QRIS) for early care and education programs, is participating in two in-depth studies of state and local QRIS conducted by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, US Dept of Health and Human Services. The studies, led by Mathematica Policy Research and Child Trends, focus on 1) quality measurement in QRIS, which includes secondary data analysis of existing, and 2) examination of the role of QRIS in the development of an integrated early care and education s
Numerous groups and initiatives in Seattle-King County have focused on improving school readiness and engaging parents, early childhood educators and school districts. Several efforts were pivotal for implementation of school readiness assessment in King County.
Urban Institute is excited to announce the NNIP partners in Boston, Durham, New Haven, and San Antonio selected through a competitive Request for Proposals for $50,000...
In recent months, districts have been moving to integrate updated materials and re-examined practices to ensure a more equitable education for every student. Educators...
In the fall of 2013, in collaboration with Children’s Mercy Hospital (CMH) of Kansas City, CEI was awarded grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
CRP is undertaking research for Action for Children to identify the supply of, and demand for, childcare services for the next three-to-five years in Franklin County. The project includes literature review, analysis of population and employment data, and focus groups with parents.
Urban Strategies Council facilitated, with the Oakland Unified School District, a nine-month planning process with the multi-stakeholder Full Service Community Task Force. We produced a structural framework that became the foundation of the school district’s five-year strategic plan to develop full service community schools at every site with a strong academic core and integrated focus on youth development, family support and engagement, health and social services and community development.
On May 30th at 10am Pacific, Urban Strategies Council and the Oakland Unified School District will be hosting the first of four webinars focusing on this insightful new research on the inequities faced by African American Males and the efforts underway to eliminate these disparities in education outcomes.
Children's Optimal Health is pleased to announce that we have launched a new website. Many of our maps and all of our published reports are available for download through the site. There is currently no charge for these products, but users are asked to register and let us know how they use our work. Children's Optimal Health works to improve operations, impact policy, engage the community and support research to improve the health and well-being of all children in Central Texas.
(Inactive) Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies (Portland)
September 2, 2014
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As part of the Club’s Friday Forum series, Sheila Martin, director of the Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies (GPP’s parent organization) will join a panel of three Portland-area school district superintendents – Carole Smith (Portland), Don Grotting (David Douglas) and Karen Gray (Parkrose) – to present and answer questions on racial justice in Portland-area schools.
EastPoint PaCT (Promise and Choice Together) is a group of coordinated initiatives working to transform and revitalize the EastPoint neighborhood, a near-eastside area with a rich history and tradition. Among others, PaCT work includes the US DOE-funded Eastside Promise Neighborhood, the US HUD-funded Wheatley Choice Neighborhood, the US DOJ-funded Public Safety Enhancement initiatives attached to Promise and Choice, the Annie E.
CI:Now does supplemental mapping and analysis of San Antonio’s growing bank of neighborhood-level kinder-readiness data from the Early Development Instrument assessment. Spearheaded by the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, EDI is being implemented by a growing number of San Antonio school districts.
In May 2014, D3 launched the 2014 One D Scorecard, an online tool that reports on the status of our region through key data indicators in five Priority Areas: Economic Prosperity, Educational Preparedness, Quality of Life, Social Equity, and Regional Transit. The One D Index also rolls up the over 30 outcome-based indicators composing the five Priority areas into a single comprehensive score to better understand how metro Detroit stacks up across priority areas and other regions overall.
Center on Poverty and Community Development (Cleveland)
November 3, 2015
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In the series "Toxic Neglect", the Cleveland Plain Dealer has been running stories on the problems of lead poisoning on young children. Dr. Robert Fischer, co-director of the Poverty Center, was interviewed for "Lead poisoning makes education harder for kids and teachers" on October 22, 2015.
Center on Poverty and Community Development (Cleveland)
November 4, 2015
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In an editorial to the Cleveland Plain Dealer on November 1, Poverty Center Co-Director Dr. Rob Fischer discussed the magnitude of the problems from lead exposure on young children.
Center on Poverty and Community Development (Cleveland)
March 8, 2016
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At what level does lead exposure become dangerous for children?
Dr. Robert Fischer, Co-Director of the Poverty Center, and Dr. Elizabeth Anthony, Research Assistant Professor at the Poverty Center, examine this question in The Conversation. In the article, " In kids, even low lead levels can cause lasting harm," Fischer and Anthony discuss how children exposed to levels of lead below the current federal threshold still show cognitive deficits and delays in academic progress.
In 2014, we began holding virtual idea showcases after partners expressed the desire for more NNIP conversations between in-person meetings. Thanks to Idea Showcases, partners have shared their work and found new opportunities for collaboration with fellow NNIPers.
NNIP HQ started with a quick update on network activities including details about upcoming conferences and overall NNIP goals. Then, each presenter had 5 minutes to talk about potential, current, or completed work.
