By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on September 30, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
The children’s share of the federal budget is projected to drop from 9.2% to 7.5% over the next decade. Of the more than $4 trillion federal budget, just 9% goes toward children while 8% goes toward paying interest on the…
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By Anna Bryson, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on September 27, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
Sarasota County’s Early Learning Coalition, which provides early childhood care for asset-limited families, continuously gets shorted in funding due to a mystery funding formula, and waitlists for the program remain high. Now, a state accountability office has been ordered to…
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By Anna Bryson, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on September 26, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
The Sarasota County library system enacted a new policy that will not charge fees on library items returned late. Of the patrons whose cards were blocked due to fines, about a quarter were kids under 18. In a few weeks,…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on September 26, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
The survey findings can help uncover the grandparent experience, and lead to ways to better support and include them in the early childhood development conversation. Grandparents love being grandparents. A recent study of 1,000 U.S. grandparents…
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By Beth Duda, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on September 18, 2019
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Uncategorized.
During the 2018-19 school year, Cassidy was enrolled in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast program. Since 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”)…
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By Jenifer Johnson, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on September 10, 2019
in
Mind in the Making.
Mind in the Making (MITM) is a series of workshops that promote executive function life skills. The Patterson Foundation provides funding for these workshops throughout Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota counties as a part…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on September 9, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
Yes, but they must be books that reflect the diversity of all communities and affirm the identities of all children. Can buying a book combat racism? It can, when the characters look like the current population. Pediatrician Jacqueline Dongé agrees.
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By Tonya Bordner, DeSoto County Schools
on September 8, 2019
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Attendance, Community, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Ask Lucas D’Angelo about his recent morning routines that he and his family follow to get to school. “First I put on my water boots,” says the West Elementary School fourth-grader. “Then I walk on the wooden…” he searches for…
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By Anna Bryson, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on September 3, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
Girls Inc. of Sarasota County started a family strengthening program in 2016 to help girls and their parents navigate mental health issues. Three years ago, at the forefront of two-generational mental health care for children in Sarasota County, a local…
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