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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Aspirations Journalism, Health.
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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Aspirations Journalism, Family Engagement.
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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By Ashley Coone, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on January 24, 2019
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Attendance, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
I never envisioned that I would get to brag about my perfect attendance in elementary school as an adult. However, after experiencing the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s Attendance Awareness Poster Contest, I couldn’t help but pull out one of…
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By Brian Ries, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on January 24, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism, Aspirations Journalism — Podcasts.
One of the great things about working to improve the outcomes of young children is that there is a wide spectrum of people and organizations who recognize the importance of the effort and are willing to participate — many of…
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By Ryan Mckinnon, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on January 18, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism, Community, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Local leaders are getting creative in their efforts to help children. With 51 percent of third-graders in Manatee County and 32 percent of third-graders in Sarasota not reading on grade level, community leaders in both counties have embraced a tough…
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By Brian Ries, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on January 15, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism, Aspirations Journalism — Podcasts.
Kim Doleatto and I talk to Adrian Pedroza of Abriendo Puertas, Spanish for Opening Doors. Abriendo Puertas is an excellent example of organizations embracing the communities they are trying to work with. This week’s final thought and homework: Say that…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on January 13, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism, Family Engagement, Health.
The reasons why obesity rates among U.S. children have more than tripled since the late ’70s to just under 20 percent today go beyond what’s on the plate. Is it school cafeterias? It’s where almost half of the nation’s children…
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By The Patterson Foundation
on January 10, 2019
in
Attendance, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Students across the Suncoast region started the 2018-2019 school year reminding themselves — and their peers that every day counts through participating in the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s annual Attendance Awareness Poster Contest. The Campaign…
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