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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States has been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study that looked at data from 14 communities. ...

The Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties is proud to introduce Michael Linker as our new Executive Director.  Mr. Linker’s selection is the result of an extensive and thorough executive search process. Linker will assume leadership effective...

Let's Move! Child Care Webinar We've been promoting Let's Move! Child Care, a website of resources and inspiration to improve the nutrition and healthy weight of America's children. States are competing to get the most child care providers signed...

John Rex Endowment Invests Nearly $1.3M in Early Childhood Development Lucy Daniels Center, Wake County Human Services and Wake County SmartStart will receive early childhood development grants totaling nearly $1.3 million from the John Rex Endowment. The Lucy Daniels Center will...

(03/27/12) GOLDSBORO, N.C. - More than 500,000 North Carolina children are living in poverty, and more than half of them are living in extreme poverty, according to the Children's Defense Fund, as their parents struggle to overcome job loss...

On March 19, 2012, the News and Observer reported that North Carolina is among a handful of states responsible for the majority of growth in high school graduation rates over the past decade, according to a report scheduled to...

Today the Budget and Tax Center released a brief, "Barriers to Opportunity: The Growing Problem of Concentrated Poverty in North Carolina's Neighborhoods", that takes a look at the impact of high-poverty neighborhoods on the well-being of its inhabitants. Using...

A study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation  finds that students who don’t read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave without a diploma than proficient readers. The report--Double Jeopardy: How Poverty & Third Grade Reading...

The Center for Early Literacy Learning has released several new resources. Check them out and take advantage of them! Three new CELLcasts. CELLcasts are audio/video versions of CELL practice guides which are available to view online or download. Give Me,...

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College today released a comprehensive statement, “Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood...