Dr. Wai‘ale‘ale Sarsona has a mission: to increase access to early learning for families in Hawai’i. Like school leaders across the country, Sarsona faced unexpected challenges when COVID arrived on the islands. But with Hawai‘i’s unique geography and her team’s specific learning goals, she knew the best solution would require thinking differently. As Vice PresidentContinue reading “Case Study: Supporting Kamehameha ‘Ohana Where They Are”
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Mortar and Bricks: How Tennessee’s Early Literacy Champions Achieved the Extraordinary
James Pond, president of Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF), knows that strong foundations require both bricks and mortar. That’s why his team at GELF focuses on knowing their community and connecting and cementing opportunities to grow early literacy success in Tennessee. So when a global pandemic hit, GELF’s commitment to collaboration and understanding the workContinue reading “Mortar and Bricks: How Tennessee’s Early Literacy Champions Achieved the Extraordinary”
Evidence to Impact: Ready4K & Sequatchie Valley Head Start
By Maya Sussman, Director of Product With centers spread across five counties and almost 2,000 square miles, Sequatchie Valley Head Start (SVHS) serves families living in a large area of rural Tennessee, at the Southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. Each year SVHS enrolls about 400 children from low-income families, ranging in age from infantsContinue reading “Evidence to Impact: Ready4K & Sequatchie Valley Head Start”
Designing for family needs: Del Norte County
“We need to invest in things that parents don’t have to show up for, things that show up for parents in their homes.”
Case Study: Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank
Partnerships were a cornerstone to CKBB success in bringing Ready4K to nearly 5000 Cleveland families. “The ability to say ‘we’ve done the vetting and it won’t cost you anything’ has been really important.”