By Anna Bryson, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on October 19, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s annual breakfast brought together 300 people working on childhood literacy from across four counties. The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, now in its fifth year, celebrated its success in raising…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on October 14, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
Comcast internet essentials programCommon Sense MediaInternet access remains a luxury for many, but it can change the course of a child’s academic path. Most parents learn that Jupiter is the largest planet…
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By Jenifer Johnson, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on October 7, 2019
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Mind in the Making, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Several years back I had the privilege of being a Preschool Teacher. Having preschool age children at the time myself, I took the responsibility very seriously. The moms of these children had a few hours each morning to shop, get…
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By Brian Ries, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on October 4, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism, Aspirations Journalism — Podcasts.
We talk to Dr. Ross Greene of Lives in the Balance about the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model of care, which focuses on solving a child’s unsolved problems instead of just reacting to behavior, a model that can be used…
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By Anna Bryson, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on October 3, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
Kids at Garden Elementary School in Venice can pick books from an automated vending machine. Kids crowd around a vending machine, pointing to what they hope to pick out when they get a chance. They’re not excited about candy or…
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By Anna Bryson, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on October 1, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
The Earl and Mary Watts after-school program will be held in Janie’s Garden, a mixed-income housing community in North Sarasota. A new Sarasota after-school program has been named after Earl and Mary Watts, who were among Sarasota County’s first black…
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By Beth Duda, director of the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on September 30, 2019
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Community, Family Engagement, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Friends, Why is it that some children thrive while other’s do not? Is it a matter of genetics, IQ, socioeconomic background, or education? Carlota Nelson, in her ground-breaking documentary, answers these questions in an enlightening globe-trotting journey about what truly…
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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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