Wed, 04/7/2021
You might call renowned paleontologist and children’s TV host Dr. Scott Sampson a poster child for STEM education. The director of the San Francisco-based California Academy of Sciences was raised on dinosaurs—fed a steady diet in books, in class—even ate... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: head start, Outdoor Learning, STEM
Tue, 03/2/2021
Author: Veronica A. Fernandez, PhD Co-Author: Dorothy M. Sanchez, MSEd Evidence consistently demonstrates that programs are more successful when they have effective and efficient leadership (e.g., Ehrlich et al., 2019; Dennis & O’Connor, 2013; Lower... Continue ReadingCategories: General
Wed, 02/10/2021
Astronaut Joe Hernandez: The International Language of Math Served As Path To The Final Frontier When Astronaut Jose M. Hernandez floated through the tunnel connecting the Space Shuttle Discovery to the then-under-construction International Space Station, he spoke to the commander—a... Continue ReadingWed, 02/10/2021
Meet the Early-Math Evangelists Their own experience teaching and years of investigating how young people learn mathematics have made academic researchers Drs. Douglas Clements and Julie Samara evangelists for providing children with fun tools to explore and learn complex subjects.... Continue ReadingTue, 10/20/2020
Do you know what’s best for you and your family? This simple question keynote speaker Anthony Barrows often asks his audiences. It is a question born from his own hard experience growing up in the projects of Boston. Barrows, 42,... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: Families, head start, Research
Tue, 09/29/2020
Region 9 Head Start Family Engagement Conference Speakers Exceptional ideas in an unconventional year: Family Engagement Conference speakers model new approaches An unconventional year makes it clear that the 2020 Family Engagement Conference should lean to the exceptional for intelligent... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: Families, Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness, head start, Parents
Wed, 07/29/2020
By Edward Condon, Executive Director, Region 9 Head Start Association Financial Advisor George Fraser is a teacher at heart. He values a face-to-face relationship—meeting people where they are and genuinely helping them. All of which is why he... Continue ReadingCategories: General
Sun, 08/11/2019
By Larry Carr and Edward Condon Sacramento Bee - Sunday, August 11, 2019 We who have homes and jobs and health insurance can become jaded to why people experience homelessness. Typical generalizations are: They don’t work hard enough, they drink,... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: Families, head start, Homelessness
Thu, 04/19/2018
by Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director, NHSA Enrollment in state-funded preschool programs has more than doubled in the past 15 years, but an annual report released today by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) reveals that one of the defining aspects... Continue ReadingCategories: General, Our Voice Tags: head start, National Head Start, NHSA, Pre-K, Quality
Tue, 10/31/2017
We are fortunate to have many small minority enterprises in Silicon Valley, enriching our downtowns and neighborhood business districts. These small businesses employ thousands of workers—many at lower wages. Programs such as Social Security and Medicare benefit these small... Continue ReadingCategories: General
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