Nov
11
2010
North Carolina has the fifth highest rate of childhood obesity in the country. More than 31 percent of North Carolina’s children ages 2 to 4 are considered at risk for becoming overweight or are overweight.
With the launch of Shape...
Nov
09
2010
A new CONNECT Module on communication for collaboration is now available. This module focuses on effective communication practices that can be used to promote collaboration with professionals and families in early care and education, and intervention settings. CONNECT Modules...
Nov
09
2010
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University looked at how teacher education programs are aligned with the PreK-3rd approach. Not surprisingly perhaps, the researchers found tension between early childhood education and elementary teacher education programs. These tensions ranged from disrespectful attitudes...
Nov
05
2010
The latest population report by the U.S. Census Bureau looks at fertility and American women. Among the findings:
The proportion of mothers with a recent birth who were in the labor force increased from 57 percent in 2006 to 61...
Nov
04
2010
Young children from low-resource communities across the state will soon have access to brightly-colored, kid-friendly computer centers. With a $260,000 grant from IBM, The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) and Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC)...
Nov
04
2010
The final release of papers from First Focus' Big Ideas: Game-Changers for Children, proposes ideas for Investing in Our Nation’s Children and Future.
The Children’s Budget
Karen Crompton and Janis Dubno, both of Voices for Utah Children, discuss the benefits of...
Nov
03
2010
It's Our Business. This is an amazing video!
Winning Beginning NY, the Committee on Economic Development, United Way of New York State, and America’s Edge have partnered on a new video, It’s Our Business: Why New York State Business Leaders...
Nov
03
2010
This just in from Natural Resources:
Online Manual - How to Develop a Statewide System to Link Families with Community Resources
The Commonwealth Fund has released a new online manual, How to Develop a Statewide System to Link Families with Community...
Nov
02
2010
Lifting Pre-K Quality:Caring and Effective Teachers, a new report by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Texas, Houston, recommends the implementation of intensive teacher training and mentoring at the preschool level. It looks at...
