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Race To The Top Early Learning Challenge Grant Job Opportunities

In December 2011, North Carolina was awarded one of nine Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (ELC) grants from the US Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. This investment of nearly $70 million over four years will...

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Webinar to Highlight Educational Alignment for Young Children in Five Cities – April 30

NLC Case Studies to Highlight Educational Alignment for Young Children in Five Cities Click to Register! Hartford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra to Discuss Innovative Local Efforts on April 30 Webinar On Monday, April 30, NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education and Families (YEF Institute)...

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Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties welcomes new Executive Director

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...

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First Focus: Big Ideas, Game-Changers for Children

Each week during the month of October, First Focus will release a selection of papers from our new series entitled, Big Ideas: Game-Changers for Children. The papers released this week propose ideas for Government Accountability, and include: Change in Sight: Child...

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Gov. Perdue Creates Early Childhood Advisory Council

Governor Bev Perdue has announced the creation of the North Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC). The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 required governors to designate or establish a State Advisory Council on Early Childhood...

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