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Register for the CSSP Peer-to-Peer Conference Call
On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. the Center for the Study of Social Policy will facilitate a Peer-to-Peer Learning conference call entitled, Introduction to the Financing Plan: One Piece of the Planning Puzzle.
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Register for the 2008 Stone Soup Conference
October 21, 2008
The 2008 Stone Soup Conference will be held on Tuesday October 21, 2008 from 8:30-3:00 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell. This year's theme is Soup for All: Hungry for Action.
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October 7 Forum: Raising the Bar for High School Graduation in Connecticut: A Good Idea?
Senator Thomas Gaffey, Education Committee Co-Chair and Representative Andrew Fleischmann, Education Committee Co-Chair are hosting a forum, “Raising the Bar for High School Graduation in Connecticut: A Good Idea?” on
October 7th from 3:00-5:30 at the Legsilative Office Building.
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CAEYC's On-Line ECE Career Center
The Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) has launched an on-line ECE Career Center for posting jobs in the early childhood field.
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The Memorial Fund is a Hosting Site for September 9th Web Conference
The Memorial Fund is a hosting site for the NGA Center for Best Practices/Chapin Hall Center for Children web conference--The Collaborations to Promote Early Childhood Education and Childcare on September 9th at 1:00.
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New William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Website is Launched
The Memorial Fund has launched a new website. Log on to learn more about the broader work of the Memorial Fund.
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National Symposium on Early Childhood Science & Policy
Connecticut was one of 13 states selected to send a team to the first national National Symposium on Early Childhood Science and Policy. The Symposium was designed to build leadership capacity in the states for developing and implementing science-based policies that enhance children’s learning, behavior, and health.
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Share Your Opinion on CT Voices for Children's Report Card
CT Voices for Children is working on a "report card" to measure Connecticut's progress in the field of early care and education. Please take a short survey to share your input on which pieces of data should be included.
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Community Conversations Grants Due July 15th
The deadline for Community Conversations About Education grants for 2008-2009 is July 15th. The application, guidelines, and a fact sheet can be found on the Community Conversations website.
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David Nee Interviewed on Fox News
David Nee appeared as a guest on the Fox News LIVE morning show, Tuesday, April 29, to discuss the importance of early childhood education, community-wide collaboration and the Memorial Fund’s role in improving and expanding the quality of early education for Connecticut's children.
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The Early Childhood Education Cabinet Releases Infant-Toddler Systems Framework
The Early Childhood Education Cabinet has recently released “First Words, First Steps: Connecticut’s Infant-Toddler Systems Framework,” with policy recommendations for the healthy development of the state’s infants and toddlers.
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Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition's Annual Breakfast Conference
BCAC is holding its Annual Breakfast Conference on Thursday, April 24th at 7:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Bridgeport. The topic is "Outside the Box: Creative Solutions to Impact Poverty and Improve Education."
Our featured speaker is Linda Gibbs, NYC's Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services.
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Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition's Annual Breakfast Conference
BCAC is holding its Annual Breakfast Conference on Thursday, April 24th at 7:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Bridgeport. The topic is "Outside the Box: Creative Solutions to Impact Poverty and Improve Education."
Our featured speaker is Linda Gibbs, NYC's Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services.
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CT Voices 7th Annual State Budget Forum - Connecticut Families in the Yo-yo Economy -- February 26
CT Voices' Budget Forum will be held on Tuesday, February 26, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Old Judiciary Room in the State Capitol.
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Parent Leadership Training RFP from the Children's Trust Fund
The Children's Trust Fund is seeking proposals to support parent leadership training that offers participants an opportunity to develop advocacy skills.
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Connecticut Voices for Children's Connecticut Family Asset Scorecard, 2007-2008
According to Voices' Connecticut Family Asset Scorecard, 2007-2008, Connecticut's ranking has dropped from an A to a C since the 2005 Scorecard, reflecting wide demographic disparities, high levels of debt, declining homeownership, and growing numbers of households with no employer-provided health insurance despite the state's apparent overall prosperity.
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Policy Brief: Implementing Policies to Reduce the Likelihood of Preschool Expulsion
This new study found that children are much more likely to be expelled from programs with high student-teacher ratios and in extended day programs.
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Community Success Story: PLTI in Danbury
This article, published in the News-Times, describes how the Parent Leadership Training Institute in Danbury enriches the community and the lives of children and families.
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Discovery Success Story: Danbury PLTI
This article, published in the New-Times, describes how the Parent Leadership Training Program in Danbury enriches the community and the lives of children and families.
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Event: Governor's Early Childhood Summit: The First Thousand Days
The NGA Center for Best Practices awarded Connecticut and 9 other states $10,000 grants to support Governors' Summits on Early Childhood.
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Download Stone Soup 2007 Conference Materials
Download presentations and handouts from the 2007 Stone Soup conference.
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CT Association for Infant Mental Health 2007 Conference
On November 15, 2007, the CT Association for Infant Mental Health will be holding its fall conference: Promoting First Relationships: Applying Attachment Theory in Practice Settings.
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Discovery Initiative Calendar
The Discovery Initiative Calendar lists events organized by the Memorial Fund and administrative deadlines.
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Grant Opportunity: Application for Local Capacity Building
The Connecticut State Department of Education, on behalf of the Early Childhood Education Cabinet and the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund has released an application for support for local communities to develop a comprehensive community-wide plan for young children from birth through age eight. Note mandatory bidder's conference on October 11.
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Parent Power Event: Parents Taking Action!
Saturday, October 20th, 2007 from 9am-12pm, nearly 600 parents will gather in Hartford to meet with State Legislators and elected officials and ask for their commitment to schools, health care and childcare.
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Grant Opportunity: Community Conversations About Education
Democracy Works gives up to $2,500 grants to sponsor a Community Conversation about Education. These local conversations are community-wide discussions that examine issues affecting children from birth through high school. Applications are due on September 17, 2007.
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Register Now for the Stone Soup Conference
The 2007 Stone Soup Conference: Tasting Change…mmm, mmm, good! is scheduled for Wednesday October 24, 2007. The deadline for registration is October 10, 2007.
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KIDS COUNT Data Book Released
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released the 18th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S.
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Discovery Success Story: Learning at "Truck Day" Benefits Norwich Children First
Read about the Truck Day event at the Mohegan campus of Three Rivers Community College that was sponsored by the Children First Norwich/School Readiness Council Collaborative.
Truck Day was an event for educating and informing area families on the importance of school readiness and a celebration of the tenth year of the area’s School Readiness program.
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Discovery Continutation Packet
All 49 Discovery communities are invited to submit the 2008-2009 Continuation Packet for two additional years of funding and other supports.
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The Memorial Fund Staff Are on the Road
The Memorial Fund is on the road this summer. Executive Director David Nee and Carmen Siberon, Program Officer, are visiting all 49 Discovery communities.
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Parents and Providers Show Support for Early Care and Education
Nearly a hundred parents met at the State Capitol building on April 11th in support of affordable, quality early care and education.
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Appropriations Committee Budget Summary
The Connecticut Commission on Children has released a summary of the spending related to children in the 2007-2009 budget proposed by the Appropriations Committee of the legislature.
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Connecticut Health Care Rally in Hartford
Thousands of citizens from across the state gathered Bushnell Park in Hartford on Saturday, May 5 to support the call for universal health care in Connecticut.
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Partner Event: Preventing Expulsion for Preschoolers - One Approach
May 15, 2007 from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the State Capitol - Room 310.
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Partner Resource: CAHS Early Childhood Education Listserv
The Connecticut Association for Human Services operates an Early Childhood Education Listserv where information about important policy developments and updates are posted.
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CPTV Special: Closing the Gap: Our Children, Our Destiny Arpil 10 and 14
Closing the Gap: Our Children, Our Destiny examines the state of early learning in Connecticut, and looks at the issue through an economic lens.
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An Offer to the State of Connecticut
Read a letter from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund to State of Connecticut policymakers, outlining the Memorial Fund's pledge to commit $1.5 million over the next three years to extend and intensify the Discovery Initiative and asking the State government to support parent leadership and local strategic planning.
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WNPR Focuses on Early Learning in CT
Listen to the recent WNPR Faith Middleton show on Connecticut’s proposed investment to expand access to high quality preschool.
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Discovery Evaluation Findings February 2007
The Memorial Fund is pleased to share some interim findings from the Discovery evaluation. These findings are based on a survey completed by 45 of the 47 Discovery collaboratives in the fall of 2006 and focus on collaborative infrastructure, collaboration, and parent engagement.
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Partner Highlight: Advocacy Toolkit
The Early Childhood Alliance has developed a Policy Advocacy Toolkit for communities to use in their advocacy efforts related to young children.
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Event: Greater Hartford Literacy Council Quarterly Luncheon
The Greater Hartford Literacy Council Quarterly Luncheon will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2007 from 11:30 to 1:30 at the Pond House Café.
Sandra Santy will discuss the nationally recognized literacy development program, Motheread/Fatheread.
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Partner Highlight: Connecticut Voices for Children's 6th Annual State Budget Forum
The theme of this year's Budget Forum is "Big Challenges, Bold Ideas," and will feature presentations on many of the ambitious policy proposals that are being developed for Connecticut.
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Join the Stone Soup Planning Committee
The first meeting to plan the 2007 Stone Soup Conference will be held on February 7, from 10:00-12:00 at the Memorial Fund offices in Hamden.
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Discovery 2007 Plan and Renewal Packet
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Partner Highlight: Connecticut Voices for Children State of Working Connecticut Report
This CVC report finds that in recent years, workers have seen their real wages decline. And while the state has slowly recovered some of the jobs lost during the recession, it has been gaining lower-wage service sector jobs and losing higher-wage jobs.
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Partner Highlight: New Report from the Connecticut Center for School Change
The new CCSC report, In Search of Quality: Recruiting, Hiring and Supporting Teachers looks at the teacher shortage issue from the demand perspective and offers practical actions for positive change at the state and district level to attract high quality teachers.
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Save the Date: Addressing the Achievement of Connecticut's Black and Hispanic/Latino Male Students
This is a two-day conference at the Four Points by Sheraton in Meriden that will be held on March 30 and 31, 2007.
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