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Molina Foundation
Molina Foundation
Molina Foundation

The Molina Foundation works hand-in-hand with community-based organizations in vulnerable communities. They are committed to improving healthy child development with a focus on access to literacy, language, and early childhood education through their programs: Book Buddies, WordUp and On My Way to Kindergarten.
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Best Beginnings Activities and Resources
Best Beginnings Activities and Resources
Best Beginnings Activities and Resources

Best Beginnings discusses the importance of children's first five years, provides activities and resources for parents and educators to support whole child development, and identifies steps community members and businesses can take to support early child development.
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Growing Readers
Growing Readers
Growing Readers

Best Beginnings provides early literacy resources to encourage parents and caregivers to read with their children to prepare them for Kindergarten.
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Middle Childhood Success and Economic Mobility
Middle Childhood Success and Economic Mobility
Middle Childhood Success and Economic Mobility

A study describes the importance of mastering specific academic and social and emotional skills by the end of elementary school and discusses gaps in achievement by gender, race, and socioeconomic status.
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Holding States and Schools Accountable
Holding States and Schools Accountable
Holding States and Schools Accountable

Motoko Rich, writing for the New York Times, reviews the progress and status of the Elementary and Secondary Act, the law that governs all public schools that receive federal financing.
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Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child
Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child
Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child

This paper addresses how to develop the whole child in the context of a high-stakes testing policy and to identify strategies that would make it possible for policymakers and practitioners in education and related fields to pursue a more balanced approach to educating our children.
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What is a Community School?
What is a Community School?
What is a Community School?

The Coalition for Community Schools website provides resources for families, students and school leaders.
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Community Engagement for Early Childhood Learning
Community Engagement for Early Childhood Learning
Community Engagement for Early Childhood Learning

The Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) provides a series of resources for business, government, community, and faith-based leaders to provide meaningful collaboration between early childhood staff, families, and community services.
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Collaborations with Public Libraries and the Benefits to Early Childhood Education
Collaborations with Public Libraries and the Benefits to Early Childhood Education
Collaborations with Public Libraries and the Benefits to Early Childhood Education

This document provides a list of some local and national websites sponsored by libraries and links to research articles. The list also offers descriptions of collaborations between public libraries and early childhood education.
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What Is Community Engagement?
What Is Community Engagement?
What Is Community Engagement?

This article provides a model of the different levels of community involvement and identifies research-based benefits of community engagement.
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Student Success is a Community Responsibility
Student Success is a Community Responsibility
Student Success is a Community Responsibility

This essay by Freeman Hrabowski explores the role and responsibility, a community plays in student success.
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Safe Routes Partnership - Healthy Active Communities
Safe Routes Partnership - Healthy Active Communities
Safe Routes Partnership - Healthy Active Communities

The Safe Routes Partnership works to ensure that communities are designed for people to incorporate physical activity and active transportation into their daily lives.
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Youth.gov
Youth.gov
Youth.gov

Youth.gov provides a series of resources and information surrounding various youth topics. Website users can engage with other youth, implement evidence-based programming, and locate program funding in their community.
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Forgotten Purpose: Civics Education in Public Schools
Forgotten Purpose: Civics Education in Public Schools
Forgotten Purpose: Civics Education in Public Schools

This is an article describing the lack of civics instruction in public schools and its potential impact.
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Preschool Nutrition
Preschool Nutrition
Preschool Nutrition

The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides information and links related to preschool nutrition.
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Stuck in the Middle
Stuck in the Middle
Stuck in the Middle

This article discusses the middle school achievement gap and reviews a study completed in New York City public middle schools and K-8 schools.
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Important Math Skills in Early Childhood
Important Math Skills in Early Childhood
Important Math Skills in Early Childhood

This webpage details the importance of early childhood math skills, and provides benchmarks for early childhood educators regarding math education.
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The California Department of Education - Mathematics Frameworks
The California Department of Education - Mathematics Frameworks
The California Department of Education - Mathematics Frameworks

The California Department of Education (CDE) provides State Board of Education adopted Mathematics Framework by individual grade chapters.
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The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics: Playful Math = Engaged Learning
The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics: Playful Math = Engaged Learning
The Beauty of Early Childhood Mathematics: Playful Math = Engaged Learning

Math instruction for early childhood learners can be playful and fun - not necessarily comprised of flashcards or worksheets. Teachers can highlight features of children's play that are mathematical, as well as creating math activities that are playful.
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Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect
Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect
Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect

Explore peer-reviewed journals, articles, book chapters and open access content covering a range of disciplines in ScienceDirect.
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Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership
Empathy in the Workplace - A Tool for Effective Leadership

This white paper discusses the value of empathy in the workplace, as well strategies to increase employees' empathy.
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Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life
Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life
Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life

This article discusses the value of lifelong learning for personal health, finances, and social life.
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Centers for Disease Control - Adolescent and School Health
Centers for Disease Control - Adolescent and School Health
Centers for Disease Control - Adolescent and School Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a variety of resources - including data and statistics related to adolescent health and school health policies, as well as fact sheets - to inform educators and parents on adolescent and school health.
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2019 Education Research Highlights
2019 Education Research Highlights
2019 Education Research Highlights

Every year brings new insights—and cautionary tales—about what works in education. This article highlights education research studies from 2019.