More than 1,000 Beaufort & Hyde County Citizens Voice Support for Early Education

More than 1,000 parents, business leaders, elected officials, health care providers, and early childhood professionals, representing Beaufort and Hyde Counties signed the Pledge to Protect NC Children. These individuals know the importance of investing in children to...

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Help Families Claim Tax Credits

The National Women’s Law Center recently launched a Tax Credits Outreach Campaign to ensure that more families know to claim available federal and state income tax credits. They have fliers for every state showing federal and state tax credits and...

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Crisis facing America’s Black children

On Thursday January 13, leaders of the Children’s Defense Fund and the Black Community Crusade for Children (BCCC) will release two studies showing the deepening crisis facing America’s Black children and young adults. Marian Wright Edelman and Geoffrey Canada...

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Watching TV in Infancy Associated with Lower Cognitive Development

A new study to adds to research that suggests television can have a negative impact on infants and toddlers. In a study of 259 families researchers found that babies who regularly watched TV had lower scores on cognitive and language...

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Gov. Hunt and Milk Party Leader Talk Local Early Childhood Engagement

  Former North Carolina Governor James Hunt and David Lawrence, Jr., chairman of The Children’s Trust ,former publisher of The Miami Herald, and Milk Party leader have been named keynote speakers for the 2011 National Smart Start Conference's Celebration Lunch....

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Congressman Bob Etheridge’s Responds Early Childhood Questionnaire

From What's New for Chatham Kids, a blog by the Chatham County Partnership for Children: Congressman Bob Etheridge’s Response to Chatham County Partnership for Children Candidate Questionnaire  Throughout my time in public service, as a county commissioner, as a member of...

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