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 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 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 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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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on August 26, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism.
Even without a citizenship question on the 2020 census, experts predict that the damage is already done. A host relies on RSVPs to know how much food to prepare for the party. The U.S. Census is similar — it relies…
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