Partnership involving Voices for Utah Children receives nation’s first social impact bond for preschool
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jun 14, 2013 at 1:02 PM“The nation’s fabled upward mobility has come to a screeching halt because low-income kids start behind in kindergarten and never catch up,” New York Times Columnist Gail Collins recently wrote. No one, she opined, has come up with a…
Strong Start for Children Promotes Investment in Early Learning
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jun 4, 2013 at 5:42 PMJune 5 is an Early Learning Day of Action and organizations nationwide will engage in activities to support quality early education for young children. Research shows that the first five years of a child’s life are the most critical for…
Business Leaders Say Early Education is a Good Business Decision
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 31, 2013 at 6:06 PMInvesting in early child care and education is all about making good business decisions, affirmed more than 300 business leaders and organizations who signed a May 29 letter to the President and Members of Congress in support of early childhood…
Investment in Quality Early Learning Lasts a Lifetime
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 30, 2013 at 4:32 PMYesterday, the Committee for Education Funding released its annual Budget Response. In attendance for the annual event, were 24 Congressional staff, three reporters and several advocates. On behalf of America’s children, I highlighted the importance of access to quality early…
Voices Supports the Strong Start for Children Early Learning Campaign
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 9, 2013 at 2:12 PMVoices for America’s Children supports the Strong Start for Children: Building America’s Future Campaign because all children deserve a strong start to ensure success in life. Look for more information on the coalition’s upcoming Day of Action when organizations nationwide…
New Proposal Requests Unprecedented Investment in Early Education
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 22, 2013 at 12:09 PMA solid education is considered a significant step to achieving the American dream. Every parent wants their child to have access to an education that will allow them to be whoever they want to be: a teacher, a doctor, a…
Reconnecting McDowell Partnership Improves Opportunities in West Virginia
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Mar 4, 2013 at 4:18 PMThe American Federation of Teachers is making progress, one year into an unprecedented public-private partnership called “Reconnecting McDowell,” created to improve and expand the struggling educational, economic, healthcare, and social services opportunities in McDowell County, an economically depressed West Virginia…
Report Sheds Light on Inequities of School Financing
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Feb 25, 2013 at 4:03 PMVoices applauds the thought leadership of the diverse national leaders who were engaged in the development of The Equity and Excellence Commission’s report: “For Each And Every Child: A Strategy for Education Equity and Excellence.
Texas Students Visit Voices
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Feb 7, 2013 at 5:47 PM
Students from the International School of the Americas, a magnet school of the Northeast Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, visited Voices this week.
Falling Short on Dental Care for Children
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jan 8, 2013 at 5:20 PMIn the past 50 years, dental care has improved significantly transforming oral health in America. Rarely do we see individuals with rows of missing teeth that once were commonplace. However, millions of children are still afflicted with oral health problems,…
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