By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on February 13, 2019
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Community, School Readiness, Solutions Journalism Partnership.
It’s tough to scale a fence designed to keep one group in, and another out. Likewise, scaling an educational system designed around racial segregation has left many children of color still climbing. Even though numbers are improving, more than half…
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By Ryan Mckinnon, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on February 11, 2019
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School Readiness, Solutions Journalism Partnership, Summer Learning.
Test results show that children who attended the summer learning program improved on their reading scores. Sarasota County’s Summer Learning Academies are paying off. According to test results released recently by the Sarasota County School District, the 541 students who…
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By Ryan Mckinnon, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on February 1, 2019
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Family Engagement, Solutions Journalism Partnership.
Joy Thomas Moore, the author of ‘The Power of Presence,’ wants readers to engage with their children. Joy Thomas Moore says she isn’t a parenting guru. As a single mother who raised three children, including a son who wrote a…
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By Brian Ries, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on February 1, 2019
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Community, Family Engagement, Solutions Journalism Partnership, Solutions Journalism Partnership — Podcasts, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Here in Sarasota, Florida, we’re lucky to have some powerful philanthropy at work on early-childhood outcomes. The Patterson Foundation, which supports this podcast and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s reporting on grade-level reading issues, is one of the primary supporters of the…
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By Elizabeth Sierra, Mind in the Making Facilitator
on January 29, 2019
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Mind in the Making, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Editor’s Note: Elizabeth Sierra is a Mind in the Making facilitator who recently led six bilingual individuals through the complete training. These new facilitators are now ready to conduct Mind in the making workshops in Spanish throughout the Suncoast region.
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By Jenifer Johnson, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on January 29, 2019
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Mind in the Making, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Editor’s Note: The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (SCGLR) offers Mind in the Making workshops throughout the region. Groups of 15 or more receive support from The Patterson Foundation to help with the cost…
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By Elizabeth Djinis, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on January 27, 2019
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Health, Solutions Journalism Partnership.
At some local school clinics, lines run out the door, said School Board Chairwoman, Jane Goodwin. When children come to school, they arrive with a set of conditions the school has to handle: how they learn, how they eat, how…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on January 27, 2019
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Family Engagement, Solutions Journalism Partnership.
What do libraries and laundromats have in common? Like butter and potatoes, not much, but mashed together they’re brilliant. Libraries Without Borders’ Wash and Learn Initiative does the mashing by bringing colorful spaces with story times, toys and books to…
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