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Tag: early-literacy

  • Ueichicagoprek
    UEI: Preschool Attendance in Chicago Area Schools
    August 2013 - This Urban Education Institute report highlights the critical importance of consistent preschool attendance. Students who attend preschool regularly are significantly more likely than chronically absent preschoolers to be ready for kindergarten and to attend school regularly in later grades, the report finds.
    ccsr.uchicago.edu/publications/preschool-attendance-chicago-public-schools-relationships-learning-outcomes-and-reasons
  • Fcd
    Foundation for Child Development: PreK to 3rd Education
    The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) is a national, private philanthropy dedicated to the principle that all families should have the social and material resources to raise their children to be healthy, educated and productive members of their communities.
    http://fcd-us.org/our-work/prek-3rd-education
  • Wcifthumb
    West Central Minnesota PreK to 3rd Grade Alignment
    ​The McKnight-funded West Central Initiative's online resource for preK to 3rd grade literacy in central Minnesota
    http://www.wcif.org/page/PreK3/
  • Intofraythumb
    Case Study: Into the Fray
    ​Into the Fray: How a Funders Coalition Restored Momentum for Early Learning in Minnesota, a new McKnight-funded study from The Foundation for Child Development, details early learning investment impact.
    PDF, 650 KB