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Each week the Memorial Fund sends an electronic newsletter to the members of the Discovery listserv to highlight important and timely events, research, news and Discovery success stories. The listserv is limited to Discovery collaborative members, but the weekly digest messages are archived here and available for download. If you are a member of a Discovery collaborative and would like to sign up for the Discovery listserv to post an event, ask a question, start a conversation or monitor the discussion among other Discovery communities, please contact Donna Studdiford.

» October 9, 2008

· Discovery 2008 Peer-to-Peer Conference Call
· Community Highlight: Candidate Forums
· Online Resource: Community Service Locator

» October 2, 2008

· 205 People Have Registered for Stone Soup! Have you registered yet?
· Community Highlight: Granby Videos
· CT Voices Online Resource: Connecticut's Emerging State Budget Crisis

» October 1, 2008

· A Case Study of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
· CAEYC 2008 Early Childhood Conference "Pathways to Quality"
· New RAND Study Recommends Use of Economics to Steer Early Childhood Policy
· Potential Community Partners and Locations for Parent Outreach Activities in Diverse Communities
· States Differ Widely in Child Care Use by Low-Income Families
· Designing Quality Rating Systems Inclusive of Infants and Toddlers: The National Infant and Toddler Child Care Initiative at ZERO TO THREE

» September 25, 2008

· Parent Leadership Training Institute Facilitator Training in November
· Oct. 7 Forum: Raising the Bar for High School Graduation in Connecticut: A Good Idea?

» September 18, 2008

· Event: Meriden Early Childhood Summit
· Event: Connecticut Governor's Forum: Linking Ready Kids to Ready Schools

» September 12, 2008

· Grant Opportunity: Rosies For All Kids Foundation
· Partner Update: Fall PLTI Classes Now Enrolling Participants

» September 4, 2008

· Danbury Children First and CT Parent Power Candidate Forum
· The Memorial Fund is a Hosting Site for September 9th Web Conference
· Brief: Positive Interactions with Diverse Families

» August 28, 2008

· Resource: Future of Children Webcasts
· Online Resource: CAEYC's On-Line ECE Career Center

» August 21, 2008

· Community Spotlight: Groton Family Resource Guide
· Discovery Community Websites
· Connecticut Post Article: Early Reading Funds Might Make Comeback

» August 14, 2008

· Community Spotlight: Danbury Creates a Page on the Discovery Website to Promote its Community Planning Process
· NIEER's Preschool Matters is Available in a New Online Format

» August 7, 2008

· New Memorial Fund Website is Launched!
· Survey of Likely US Voters Shows Concern About Child Well-Being
· Early Childhood Public Private Partnerships

» July 31, 2008

· Online Advocacy Toolkit
· Strategies for Success in Local Early Childhood Parent Outreach Activities Among Diverse Cultures
· Voices for America Report: Increasing State Investments in Early Care & Education

» July 24, 2008

· National Symposium on Early Childhood Science & Policy
· Resource for Families: CTParenting.com
· Report on the Economic Costs of Early Childhood Poverty

» July 17, 2008

· Urban Institute Report: Kids to Receive Declining Share of Federal Spending
· Share Your Opinion on CT Voices for Children's Report Card
· Report: The Timing And Quality Of Early Experiences Combine to Shape Brain Architecture

» July 10, 2008

· RAND Study: Economics Should Steer Early Childhood Policy
· Evaluation Exchange: Building the Future of Family Involvement
· 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book Released

» June 26, 2008

· Happy 4th of July
· Save the Date for the 2008 Stone Soup Conference
· July Discovery Peer-to-Peer Conference Call
· Community Spotlight: The East Harford Book of Data

» June 19, 2008

» June 12, 2008

· Tool for Estimating the Cost of Childcare
· Discovery Website Community Updates
· Governor's Early Childhood Education Cabinet June Meeting on TV

» June 5, 2008

· Two CT Leaders Respond to NY Times Editorial on CT's Growing Wealth Disparity
· Issue Brief: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Early Childhood Health
· Teacher Awards: Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation

» May 29, 2008

· Transitioning to Kindergarten: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Educators
· New Kids Count Data Center
· Get Your Community Fiscal Scan and Community Data Profile on the Discovery Website

» May 22, 2008

· Register for Discovery Events Through the Website Calendar
· Estimating the Per-Child Costs of Early Education

» May 15, 2008

· Wanted: Stone Soup Presenters on Kindergarten Transition!
· Helping Your Preschool Child With Activities for Children from Infancy through Age 5

· Discovery Website Highlight: Get Your Community Data Profile
· Webinar: Financing Infant and Toddler Programs
· Tool For Grant Seekers

· David Nee Interviewed on Fox61 News
· Weekly Discovery Digest Archives
· Free Math and Science Books (Pre-K through 2nd grade)

» April 24, 2008

· Partner Event: CT Parent Power Family Advocacy Evening
· Relationships: The Key to Successful Advocacy
· Report: Increasing State Investments in Early Care and Education- Lessons Learned from Advocates and Best Practices

» April 17, 2008

· NY Times Article: Income Gap in Connecticut Is Growing Fastest, Study Finds
· CSSP Event: Governance
· Discovery Website Highlight: CSSP Community Planning and Decision Making Materials

» April 10, 2008

· Partner Resource: Investing in the Early Years: A Great Return for Kids and for Connecticut

» April 3, 2008

· Partner Resource: CVC Child Well-Being Data by Town: 2008
· Join the Stone Soup Conference Planning Committee
· Webinar: Building on the Promise: State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start for Young Children and their Families

» March 27, 2008

· Discovery Website Events Calendar
· Honorable Edward Meyer, Senator and Chair, of the Select Committee on Children to Speak at the Yale Zigler Center TOMORROW
· Report from the National Summit on America's Children

» March 20, 2008

· Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition's Annual Breakfast Conference
· Event: CT Parent Power Schools Meeting-- March 26
· Resource: Detailed Tables from the U.S Census Bureau on Child Care Arrangements

» March 13, 2008

· Community Spotlight: Ansonia, Derby and Shelton in the News
· Event: Celebrate the Launch of the Connecticut Parenting Education Network Website
· Listening to Black and Minority Ethnic Parents About Childcare

» March 6, 2008

· The Early Childhood Education Cabinet Releases Infant-Toddler Systems Framework
· National Gardening Association Announces New Grant Program for Preschool Gardening
· Kindergarten: Half Full or Half Empty?

» February 28, 2008

· Series of Articles on Framing Infant-Toddler Issues
· Sharing Resources with Other Discovery Listserv Members
· Community Spotlight: Bloomfield and Windsor Discovery Communities Sponsor Childhood Conversations Conference

» February 21, 2008

· Applications Now Available for the Kindergarten Transition Institute
· Kindergarten Transition Materials, Handouts, Guides
· Discovery Community Videos

» February 14, 2008

· Parent Leadership Training RFP from the Children's Trust Fund-- Proposers' Conference TODAY
· CT Voices 7th Annual State Budget Forum - Connecticut Families in the Yo-yo Economy -- February 26
· Discovery Community Webpage Training

» February 7, 2008

· Ann Pratt from CT Parent Power Speaks at the Yale Zigler Center TOMORROW
· Report: Parents and the High Price of Child Care: 2007 Update

» January 31, 2008

· Public Forum on Quality Matters: Building a Quality Rating and Improvement System for Connecticut
· Policy Brief: Implementing Policies to Reduce the Likelihood of Preschool Expulsion (Gilliam, 2008)

» January 24, 2008

· Discovery Community Webpages
· New Section on the Discovery Website: Membership
· Report: Common Vision, Different Paths: Five States' Journeys toward Comprehensive Prenatal-to-Five Systems

» January 17, 2008

· Governor�s Early Childhood Summit: Investing in the First 1,000 Days
· The Stone Soup Photo Album is Online!

» January 10, 2008

· Event: Department of Higher Education Orientation to the Classroom Assessment Scoring System
· TA Tool: Improving Access to Child Care and Early Education for Immigrant Families: A State Policy Checklist
· Partner Resource: Connecticut Family Asset Scorecard, 2007-2008

» December 20, 2007

· Happy Holidays!
· Penn State Study on the Impact of Preschool
· Early Childhood Cabinet�s Infants and Toddlers Workgroup Forums

» December 13, 2007

· Parent Power Meeting TODAY (12/13)
· Report: Preschool Slot Expansion for the Balance of FY '08 and '09: Opportunities and Challenges
· The Stone Soup Materials are Online!

» December 6, 2007

· Community Success Story: PLTI in Danbury
· Brief: Promoting Effective Early Learning-What Every Policymaker and Educator Should Know

» November 29, 2007

· Partner Event: December 11 Public Forum
· Event: Discovery Website Community Training December 6

» November 15, 2007

· Event: Governor's Early Childhood Summit: The First Thousand Days
· Article: Strategies to Build Successful Coalitions
· Updated HUSKY Eligibility Manual

» November 8, 2007

· Event: Parent Power Meeting
· DOE's What Works Clearinghouse Review of Curricula and Practices
· PreKNow's New Spanish Language Campaign Prekinder: Aprendiendo a aprender

» November 1, 2007

· A How-to Guide for School-Business Partnerships
· Interview with Yale University Professor, Edward Zigler
· Online Resource: New Site from CLASP

» October 25, 2007

· Event: CT Association for Infant Mental Health 2007 Conference
· Report: YEF Institute Report on Supporting Parents of Young Children
· How to...Create Media Alerts

» October 18, 2007

· Partner Event: Public Action Event-- This SATURDAY
· Welcome New Listserv Member-- Children's Investment Partnership
· Event: Complementary Learning Professional Development Institute

» October 11, 2007

· RFP For Building Local Capacity -- Bidders Conference TODAY!
· Pre-K Now 2007 Conference Broadcast--Viewing Site at Norwalk Community College
· Report: Economic, neurobiological and behavioral perpectives on building America's future workforce

» October 4, 2007

· Event: Discovery Website Community Training October 19

» September 27, 2007

· Report: Science-Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy Released
· Grant Opportunity: Parent Leadership Training Grants

» September 20, 2007

· Event: CAEYC Fall Conference- �Nurturing Hearts and Minds� October 20
· Partner Highlight: CT Parent Power Offers Free Local Analysis from Survey to Discovery Communities
· HUSKY Outreach Flier Translations

» September 13, 2007

· Grant Opportunity: Community Conversations About Education--DUE MONDAY
· Welcome New Listserv Member- Connecticut Voices for Children
· Poll from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids

» September 6, 2007

· Getting Your Community Online
· Website: Parent Leadership Database

» August 30, 2007

· Discovery Website: Updated Contact Information

» August 23, 2007

· Save the Date: Connecticut Nonprofit Governance Institute

» August 16, 2007

· Partner Resource: FY 08 Budget Update: Early Care Funding
· Register for The 2007 Discovery Stone Soup Conference

» August 9, 2007

· Last Week's Discovery Listserv Digest Message
· Discovery Website Highlight: Did you know...
· Much of Learning Gap Blamed on Summer
· Save the Date: October 17, 2007 "Raising the Profile of Pre-K: A National Strategy Session"

» July 27, 2007

· New Release: 2007 Kids Count Data Book
· Discovery Listserv Survey Results
· Closing the Achievement Gap: Linking Families, Schools and Communities

» July 19, 2007

· Online Information: Papers and Video of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's National Summit on America's Children
· Using the Discovery Listserv

» July 12, 2007

· Discovery Success Story: Learning at "Truck Day" Benefits Children First
· Partner Spotlight: Connecticut Children's Investment Partnership
· Get Your Copy Now--Closing the Gap: Our Children, Our Destiny

» June 28, 2007

· Discovery Listserv Survey--Last Chance to Share Your Opinions
· Fact Sheet: Race Matters Unequal Opportunities for School Readiness

» June 21, 2007

· The Memorial Fund Staff Are On the Road
· Brief: How to Plan a Site Visit: Inviting Policymakers to See Your Work With Infants, Toddlers & Their Families

» June 14, 2007

· Article: Framing Early Childhood Development: Recommendations for Infant-Toddler Professionals & Advocates
· Community Highlight: Torrington's One on One Listening Campaign Celebration
· Discovery Website Highlight: Discovery Community Planning Session Info

» June 7, 2007

· Report: State Early Childhood Policies: Improving the Odds (with a profile on how CT is doing)
· Article: FPG Child Development Magazine - �Early Developments�

» May 31, 2007

· Audio Recording: School Readiness and Success: Improving Children's Social and Emotional Development
· Event: All Our Kin Hosts 2nd Annual Family Child Care Conference at Yale THIS Saturday
· Report: The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds

» May 24, 2007

· Connecticut Health Care Rally in Hartford
· Discovery Community Highlight: Transition Materials
· Discovery Website Highlight: Did you know...

» May 17, 2007

· Parents and Providers Show Support for Early Care and Education
· May 22: National Summit on America's Children
· Audio Recording - Race, Schools, and Neighborhoods: Reducing Barriers to Achievement

» May 11, 2007

· Appropriations Committee Hearing on Local Community Planning for EC
· Appropriations Committee Budget Summary
· Interview with Edward Zigler

· Article: Indiana's Statewide Quality Rating System for Childcare
· Web conference: School Readiness and Success: Improving Children's Social and Emotional Development
· Online Resource: HUSKY Listserv

» April 26, 2007

· Partner Event: Preventing Expulsion for Preschoolers - One Approach
· Online Resource: California Tomorrow
· Partner Resource: CVC Early Care and Education Availability and Utilization Data: 2007

» April 19, 2007

· Discovery Website Highlight: Did you know...
· Harvard Family Research Project Briefs
· Hartford Public Library Spring 2007 Nonprofit Series

» April 12, 2007

· Child FIRST Presentation for the Yale University Zigler Center in Child Development & Social Policy Lecture Series TOMORROW
· Census Report on Child Well-Being
· Workshop: Map of the Future Forces Affecting Education

» April 5, 2007

· Sorry for the Delay
· Month of the Young Child Activities
· Article About Early Education Forum in Plainville
· CPTV Special: Closing the Gap: Our Children, Our Destiny April 10 and 14

» March 29, 2007

· State Strategies for Improving ECE for Infants and Toddlers
· All Our Kin Call for Presenters
· Please Encourage Members of Your Discovery Collaborative to Subscribe to the Listserv

» March 22, 2007

· Last Week's Discovery Listserv Digest Message--Lost!
· Offer to the State of Connecticut
· Press Release on ECE Action Forum with Senator Gaffey

» March 16, 2007

· Discovery Community Highlight: Transition Materials from Norwalk
· Greater Hartford ECE Legislative Forum is TONIGHT

» March 8, 2007

· Connecticut Appropriations Committee Results Based Accountability Pilot Project
· Partner Resource: CAHS Early Childhood Education Listserv

» March 1, 2007

· Hiring a Consultant to Help
· WNPR Focuses on Early Learning in CT

» February 22, 2007

· Discovery Event: Community Organizing Institute Training
· Discovery Community Highlight: Are You Ready for Kindergarten? Coloring Page
· Event for Parent Leaders: The 2nd Annual Data Showcase Conference

» February 15, 2007

· February 23 Conference Call: Advocacy Toolkit
· Grant Opportunity: Take Action: Healthy People, Places and Practices in Communities Project

» February 8, 2007

· Governor M. Jodi Rell�s Budget Proposal Related to Early Education
· Policy Advocacy Toolkit and Conference Calls
· Event: CT Parent Power Parent Field Trip to Education Hearing
· Event: Greater Hartford Literacy Council Quarterly Luncheon

» February 1, 2007

· Community Resource: The Parent Trust Fund
· Must See CPTV Documentary
· Grant Opportunity: Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant Program

» January 25, 2007

· 2007 Stone Soup Planning Committee
· Highlights of Early Care and Education Funding Increases in 2006
· Event: Smarter Reform: Moving Beyond Single Program Solutions to an Early Care and Education System

» January 18, 2007

· Success Story: Early Education Local Listening Forums
· DSS Data on Aid Recipients Available on DataHaven Site

» January 11, 2007

· Discovery Event: Community Organizing Insitute Training on January 19th
· Report: Education Week Releases Quality Counts

» January 4, 2007

· Connecting with Parents in the Early Years
· Event: Advocacy Training and Legislative Update
· Report: Public Thinking about Democracy�s Challenge
· Updated Demographic Data for Connecticut

» December 7, 2006

· Happy Holidays!
· Connecticut Voices for Children Report: The State of Working Connecticut, 2006
· Jazz Up Your Community Page
· NCCP Fact Sheet Highlights Critical Issues in Children's Mental Health

» November 30, 2006

· Partner Spotlight: New Report from CT Center for School Change
· Discovery Community Highlight: Winchester Photo Gallery

» November 16, 2006

· American Academy of Pediatrics Report Released
· Discovery 2007 Grant Renewal Packets are Due November 20
· Save the Date: Addressing the Achievement of Connecticut's Black and Hispanic/Latino Male Students

» November 9, 2006

· The Parent Leadership Training Institute is Recruiting for Classes in January
· Parent Voice and Action: A Community Resource Guide

» November 2, 2006

· CT Parent Power Hosts Candidate Debate
· National Center for Children in Poverty Report: Toward a National Strategy to Improve Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care

» October 26, 2006

· Changes to the Discovery Initiative Calendar
· CVC Report: Validating A Tool for Comparing Early Care and Education Program Costs

» October 19, 2006

· CT Voices for Children 2005 CT Census Data Summary
· A Guide to Public Engagement and School Finance Litigation
· It Takes A Parent: Transforming Education in the Wake of the No Child Left Behind Act

» October 12, 2006

· Register for The 2006 Discovery Stone Soup Conference
· The Early Childhood Research and Policy Council webpage
· Report: The Changing Role of Welfare in the Lives of Low-Income Families with Children

» October 5, 2006

· Online Broadcast: Pre-K Now Satellite Conference on �Effective Advocacy in the Pre-K Movement�
· Event: Meriden Children First Annual Meeting

» September 28, 2006

· Event: CT Parent Power Candidate Forum
· Update: Massachusetts Early Education Act VETOED
· CT Early Childhood Listening Forums

» September 18, 2006

· Online Resource: The Child Trends Databank

» September 14, 2006

· Conference Call Update: Opinion Research- What Connecticut Voters Think About Early Childhood Care and Education

» September 7, 2006

· Report: How Municipal Leaders Can Mobilize Communities to Improve Public Schools
· Online Resource: Families USA

» August 31, 2006

· Policy Brief: PK-3: What is it and How Do We Know it Works?
· Article: Ready or not? Should Kids be in School at 5?
· Advocacy Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Young Children: Interviews with Leaders at the State and Community Levels

» August 24, 2006

· Brief: Family Involvement Makes a Difference
· Report: Citizen Mobilization and Community Institutions: The Public Education Network's Policy Initiatives
· Alliance for Justice Materials in Spanish

» August 17, 2006

· CVC Fact Sheet: ERGs Are Now DRGs
· Online Resource: Parents' Action for Children
· Report : Recognition and Response, An Early Intervening System for Young Children At-Risk for Learning Disabilities

» August 10, 2006

· Welcome New Listserv Members!
· Event: School Family Forum
· Advocacy Resources from the Zero to Three Policy Center

» August 3, 2006

· Community Highlight: Shelton School Readiness Desks
· Discovery Community Success Story: Meriden Senior Buddy Readers Program
· Does your community have a story to tell?

» July 27, 2006

· Technical Assistance from Democracy Works Available to Discovery Communities
· Partner Spotlight: New Report from CVC
· Data Source: Health Data on All 50 States

» July 20, 2006

· Democracy Works Presents to Discovery Communities at Cohort Meeting
· CT Parent Power is Sponsoring a Candidate Forum

» July 13, 2006

· Save the Date: 2006 Discovery Stone Soup Conference
· Report: Recognition and Response: An Early Intervening System for Young Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities

» June 29, 2006

· Article: California First 5 Commissions
· Report: PK-3 Education: Programs and Practices that Work
· Event: No Child Asked to Leave! Keeping Doors Open to Our Youngest Learners, B-8

» June 22, 2006

· Report: Funding the Future: States' Approaches to Pre-K Finance
· Discovery Community Highlight: Wallingford Photo Gallery

» June 15, 2006

· CVC Brief: A Quick Review of Early Care Funding: FY 07 Budget Update
· Communications Tool: Framing Early Childhood Communications

» June 8, 2006

· Resource: Strategy Spotlights
· ZERO TO THREE is Looking for Success Stories
· Connecticut Voices for Children Covering Connecticut's Kids Quarterly Meeting on Husky

» May 26, 2006

· Community Relations Toolkits
· State Policy Update
· NAEYC Develops 10 Standards of High-Quality Early Childhood Education

» May 18, 2006

· Report: Investing in Quality: A Survey of State Child Care and Development Fund Initiatives

» May 11, 2006

· Congratulations to Danbury Children First!
· Discovery Evaluation Update

· Connecticut Voices for Children Research Project
· Community Event: West Hartford Early Education Dialogue

» April 28, 2006

· Investing in the Early Years: Great Returns over the Short and Long Haul

» April 21, 2006

· Event: "Train the Trainers" State and Federal Budget Briefing
· Report: Connecting with Parents in the Early Years
· Online Resource: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

» April 13, 2006

· Brief: The Childcare Subsidy Program: Policy and Practice: Connecticut Child Care Providers Identify Problems
· Resource: Communications Toolkit
· Resource: Family Resource Simulator

» April 6, 2006

· Report: The NIEER Preschool Yearbook
· Events: Spring Workshop Series at Saint Joseph College School for Young Children
· Guide: Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in After School

» March 30, 2006

· Article: Parents Partnering with Teachers Can Change the Future of Education
· Training Opportunity: Children's Defense Fund Emerging Leaders Project
· Report: Maximizing Resources to Serve Vulnerable Children

» March 23, 2006

· Save the Date: The CT NAEYC Accreditation Conference
· Discovery Community Highlight: Workshops in Wallingford
· Highlights from Discovery Topical Session

» March 16, 2006

· Event: Free ECE Conference
· Article: Study Reveals Prolonged Effectiveness of Early Intervention Program
· Workshop: Welcoming Atmosphere Walk-Through

» March 9, 2006

· Have You Checked Out the Discovery Website Yet?
· Event: Kindergarten Transition Institute
· Discovery Community Success Story: Meriden BOE Votes for Full-Day Kindergarten in Hanover School
· Save the Date: Early Childhood Advocacy Conference

» March 3, 2006

· Thanks To the Website Redesign Advisory Committee
· Community Web Pages

New Britain

New Britain has published the following new resources on the Discovery site:

» Children in Care4Kids by service type in settings by town 11-21-07
» Special Report on New Britain's Children & Families

» more