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In October, Changemaker-in-Residence Steacy Pinney (Collyer) spoke at netWORDING, an event that brought together hundreds of education changemakers from four universities and five school boards. In this story, Steacy shares her thoughts on the importance of early childhood literacy and the need to come together to form mutually sustainable relationships to ensure impactful systems change. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/gpZhn4e5

✨ Gifts to Grow On! 🌟 Dive into this heartwarming article and discover how you can make a lasting impact on children's education. Let's support our future! 🌱 https://ow.ly/bgIF50SrbO9 #GiftsToGrowOn #EducationMatters #FutureLeaders

This series of case studies by SchoolHouse Connection highlights programs in Chicago, IL; Fort Worth, TX; and Boston, MA emphasizing early childhood development, family support, and removing barriers to service access. Learn how these initiatives foster family well-being and success through a two-generation approach, integrating home visiting, housing support, and early childhood education and care. Read the case studies: https://ow.ly/ky3M50SCjJy

More Annual Report Highlights – Neighboring Academy Partnership “SCPa Works seeks to partner with organizations that deliver dynamic programs that address our communities’ hardest-to-solve challenges. An example of this type of partnership is our work with Dauphin County’s Neighboring Academy. The Neighboring Academy breaks cycles of poverty by creating a pathway to homeownership that combines local neighborhood capital with 21st-century skills at Steelton-Highspire for high school students. Through our partnership, 24 students completed summer programs focusing on essential life and professional skills. Activities included conflict resolution, communication, and financial literacy. Participants also engaged in community beautification projects, fostering a sense of civic responsibility and preparing them for adulthood.” Read our full Annual Report here: https://lnkd.in/e7fsusyT

Over the past decade, the Georgetown Public Policy Challenge has received a wide range of innovative solutions to local policy issues — from bridging the digital divide for at-risk students to assisting young parents and their children experiencing homelessness. “The students go out into the community, taking the human-centered design approach to establishing these proposals and seeing how they can help the folks they’re working with,” said McCourt School Director of Student Engagement Jaclyn Clevenger, who has supported hundreds of students and awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships as founder of the Challenge. Learn more about the annual graduate student competition here: https://lnkd.in/dqXpX4CC

HOPE is for everyone! The HOPE framework centers around the Four Building Blocks of HOPE, key types of positive childhood experiences (PCEs) that all children need to thrive, and helps organizations, communities, and individuals make changes to practices, policies, and programming to ensure that all children have equitable access to PCEs. Learn more about HOPE: https://buff.ly/3zppvpp

The federal Title I program has been around for nearly 60 years, is funded at $18 billion a year, and supports academic and non-academic programs across the nation's schools -- with an emphasis on helping students in poverty. In a new story, EdWeek Market Brief breaks down the results of a survey of the country's district and school leaders on how they use that money for core academic subjects, social-emotional learning, school counseling, and resources for English-language learners and special needs populations. The story is based on nationally representative survey by the EdWeek Research Center. Title I is likely to become even more important over the coming year, as school systems reach the end of a historic amount of federal stimulus money. https://rebrand.ly/kpt6lcy

In a recent edition of Exchange Every Day dedicated to embracing families, communities, and culture, Monica Wells, our family and community program administrator, shared her deep connection to families and communities and how it positively impacts children's success. "Strong, authentic relationships between our families, students, and educators are key. We must speak life into our students, cheer them on, teach them the skills, and provide the tools they need to be prepared for the future. We must show examples of the power, importance, and necessity of community." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gc7ur8uu

National Week of the Young Child is April 6-12! Join us to celebrate Arizona's children, child care providers, and the benefits of access to quality early learning. Dr. Annapurna Ganesh, chair of the Education Studies department at MCC, accepted the Week of the Young Child proclamation at the City of Mesa Council Meeting on April 1. https://ow.ly/MyO150ReCYA https://ow.ly/x2Cp50ReCYz #WOYC24 FIRST THINGS FIRST .

REED Charitable Foundation + 🎁 =🌏📖 “Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural and national identity. Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition. For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.... Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.” - Kofi Annan of Ghana (🇬🇭), the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nation During this holiday season (and always), I am very grateful for the global partnerships and friendships I have formed through my work at Nessy Learning. This work has no borders! Nessy Learning/ Tiffany James (🇬🇧🇺🇸)+ REED Charitable Foundation/ Jennifer Knopf (🇺🇸)+ Africa Dyslexia Organisation / Rosalin Abigail Kyere-Nartey (🇬🇭)+ Dystinct Magazine/ Zahra Nawaz Shafeeq (🇦🇺)+ Georgia Ryan - Dyslexic Warrior (🇦🇺)+Heidi Gregory (🇦🇺)+ Melanie Brethour (🇨🇦)+ MORE 😍From Africa Dyslexia Organisation: Commitment to Global Goals: In alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, ADO is committed to SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequality). Through these commitments, we work tirelessly to ensure inclusive, equitable education and decent work opportunities for all…ADO ensures that individuals with dyslexia are empowered not only to succeed academically but also to thrive in the workforce, ensuring no one is left behind due to learning differences.