By Ashley Coone, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on January 7, 2020
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Community, Family Engagement, Health, Mind in the Making, School Readiness, Summer Learning, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Historically, DeSoto County’s third grade reading scores have hovered below 30%. In 2018, only 29% of third-grade students in the county were reading on grade level. However, 2019 has brought some positive changes and improvements. There’s a lot of action…
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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 Wendy Katz, The Patterson Foundation consultant for EdExploreSRQ
on July 16, 2019
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Community, Family Engagement, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Will Rogers once said, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” As an educator with more than forty years of experience as a teacher and principal, this seminal phrase should be emphasized by school leaders,…
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By Wendy Katz, The Patterson Foundation consultant for EdExploreSRQ
on July 16, 2019
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Community, Español, Family Engagement, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Will Rogers una ves dijo, “Nunca tienes una segunda oportunidad para hacer una buena primera impresión.” Como educador con mas de cuarenta años de experiencia como profesor y principal, esta frase seminal debe ser enfatizada por lideres de las escuelas,…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on May 27, 2019
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Aspirations Journalism, Community, Family Engagement, School Readiness.
Can talking during snack time and making Jell-O in pre-K help break the cycle of poverty? One of the leading experts on the effects of early education thinks so. A bevy of research touts the benefits of high-quality early education,…
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