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MARION — Joy Griffith, an early childhood education teacher at McDowell Technical Community College, was awarded the Karen W. Ponder Leadership Award at the 2011 National Smart Start Conference. The award, named for Smart Start’s former president, recognizes outstanding service...

The Down East Partnership for Children was interviewed for a segment on The Break Away Show. Program Director Wendy Price does an excellent job explaining the services available to families, including helping parents find quality child care and parent education programs....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH-For the ninth consecutive year, The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) has a “clean bill” of financial health, according to the Office of State Auditor. An audit of Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Smart Start activities...

 Lucy Daniels Center and Smart Start from Together NC on Vimeo.North Carolinians understand that the future of our state depends on ensuring that our young children birth to five have the early intervention and quality education to succeed in...

The Avery County Republican Party passed a resolution in support of Smart Start and More at Four at its March 2011 meeting. It is signed by Donald R. Baker, Chair of the Avery County Republican Party Executive Committee. It reads: Whereas,...

North Carolina third-graders have higher standardized reading and math scores and lower special education placement rates in those counties that had received more funding for Smart Start and More at Four when those children were younger, Duke University researchers...

Action for Children NC, the Covenant with North Carolina's Children, the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., NC MomsRising, the NC Pediatric Society, the Child Care Coalition and others will join forces for a day of educating the General...

Increase investments in early education, says a group of more than 80 leading business people, educators and elected officials who participated in a year-long study group organized by the Public School Forum of North Carolina. Study group members were...

Following last week’s release of President Obama's fiscal year 2012 budget, First Focus issued a new series of fact sheets that detail the impact of the spending proposal on children and families. Child Health Child Nutrition Early Childhood K-12 Education Income Support Child Housing Child Welfare

In its latest issue brief, the Promising Practices Network includes high quality early education as a promising practice for promoting high school graduation. "Another major class of practices that have been shown to promote high school graduation is interventions that provide...