WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 17, 2017) — Research consistently shows that the most rapid period of brain development is in the first years of life, when a baby’s brain forms more than a million new neural connections every second. This cognitive, social and emotional growth is critical for later success in school and the workplace. To embrace this crucial time in a child’s development, the National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, Center for the Study of Social Policy, National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) and StriveTogether today announced an unprecedented partnership to work with communities across the country to improve kindergarten readiness by focusing on child development from birth to three...
This is very informative to our Communities Practicing Resilience (CPR) Initiative in Harrisburg as several preschools are working together improve outcomes. The broad interaction between various organizations is refreshing and reminds me of our CPR Collective Impact Process.
I hope others will comment about:
--Do these ideas about school readiness resonate with you?
--Have you/your organizations used or are using other outcome measures?
--What specifically are you doing to move the success of outcomes?
--What have you tried that did not work?
--Other comments?
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