By Kirsten Russell , Director of Community Investment, Community Foundation of Sarasota County
on October 18, 2018
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Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Community, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Editor’s Note: This post is based on the speech Kirsten Russell, director of community investment for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, gave at the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Community Update Breakfast on October 17, 2018.
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By Ryan Mckinnon, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on October 17, 2018
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Solutions Journalism Partnership.
The campaign’s annual community breakfast brought together literacy advocates from across the region who discussed strategy and coordination. SARASOTA — The Patterson Foundation president and CEO Debra Jacobs channeled Mary Poppins when she encouraged a group of roughly 300 community…
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By Ryan Mckinnon, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on October 17, 2018
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Solutions Journalism Partnership, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
The campaign’s annual community breakfast brought together literacy advocates from across the region who discussed strategy and coordination. SARASOTA — The Patterson Foundation president and CEO Debra Jacobs channeled Mary Poppins when she encouraged a group of…
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By Herald-Tribune
on October 16, 2018
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Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Solutions Journalism Partnership.
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading received a hefty donation from the Sarasota-based philanthropic foundation. The Patterson Foundation has donated $250,000 to the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, a national organization focused on boosting literacy rates in 390 communities in…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune
on October 15, 2018
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Health, School Readiness, Solutions Journalism Partnership.
If aliens examined humans, they might puzzle over hopscotch and peek-a-boo, and categorize play as pointless. But according to the latest research, play is paramount for early childhood development. “When children are playing, they’re learning executive function and building foundational…
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By Beth Duda, director of the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on October 10, 2018
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Community, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
I am grateful, honored, and humbled to be selected to participate in Leadership Florida Education Class IV. The opportunity to work with and learn from education leaders throughout the state to help every child reach their full…
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By Ryan McKinnon, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on October 5, 2018
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Community, Solutions Journalism Partnership.
Sarasota’s Early Learning Coalition hopes to move 200 children off of its waiting list to receive School Readiness funding thanks to new federal funding. Low-income families across the state will have greater access to child care, thanks to $60 million…
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