This November 19, 2019 GLR Learning Tuesday webinar -- the second in the Productive Parent/Teacher Partnerships series co-sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New Year -- provided a deep dive exploration of the history and current state of parent/teacher relationships. Helen Westmoreland of National PTA reviewed and summarized 50 years of research on parent/teacher partnerships […]
In this December 3, 2019 GLR Learning Tuesdays Partner webinar Brian Gallagher, CEO of Reach Out and Read, provides an overview of the launch of Reach Out and Read the Next Chapter and explains how this national network is supporting pediatric providers in linking early literacy and children’s healthy development through well-child visits, a critical part […]
Because of its comprehensive, whole-child, whole-family approach, its commitment to meeting high performance standards, and its vast scale that extends into communities across the country, Head Start represents a vital partner and resource for local funders and stakeholders seeking to promote children’s early school success. In this December 10, 2020 GLR Learning Tuesdays Partner webinar, […]
Gina Martinez-Keddy of the national nonprofit organization Parent-Teacher Home Visits (PTHV) shared the history of PTHV and presented PTHV’s Five Non-Negotiable Core Practices: visits are voluntary for all; educators are trained and compensated; we share hopes, dreams, and goals; we don’t target students; and educators go in pairs and reflect. Carmen Avila, a parent of […]
For more than 25 years, Early Head Start has worked to provide an enriched experience for young children during the critical early years of life when brain development occurs at an unparalleled pace. Despite this proven success, only 8 percent of children who are eligible for this program are enrolled. During the January 7, 2020 […]
During the webinar, we learned about The Basics principles and how a growing number of cities and counties across the country are saturating their communities with these five easy but powerful parenting principles to ensure every child from every background has a great start in life. Ronald F. Ferguson, PhD, of Harvard Kennedy School, introduced […]
During this webinar, we discussed how communities can use human-centered design to ensure that programs and services meet families’ needs and help them succeed. Sheetal Singh and Mansi Kakkar of Early Learning Lab (ELL) shared how ELL developed and piloted the Parent Innovation Institute in Oakland, Ca., and Jenny Bogoni of Read by 4th and Jennifer […]
During this webinar, we learned how “big bet” philanthropy is changing the ways that social entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, donors and advisors are working to have an impact on major social challenges. In a conversation moderated by Steve Hannon of LENA, William Foster and Sridhar Prasad, both of The Bridgespan Group, shared their research into the […]