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A Tool Using Data to Inform a State Early Childhood Agenda CLASP has developed a new tool to help state policy makers better understand the context and conditions of young children, birth to age six, in their state. It includes a series of questions on how young children are faring on key...	Feb-12
Using the Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework in Your Program: Markers of Progress This guide defines indicators of progress and program/system change and can be useful for applying parent, family, and community engagement practices beyond Head Start as well. The Center is currently in the process of building a Web-...	Feb-12
Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work One year ago, Stanford Social Innovation Review published the article Collective Impact. The response to that article was overwhelming. Hundreds of...	Feb-12
Challenging Behavior and Expulsion From Child Care: The Role of Mental Health Consultation Preschool children are being expelled from child care programs at an astonishing rate, often because of challenging behaviors such as aggression, tantrums, and noncompliance. Teachers say they need more training in how to manage these...	Jan-12
Sound Advice on Mental Health Audio interviews with experts in children’s mental health offer families practical advice on fostering positive emotional development in their children. The collection includes interviews with pediatricians about child behavior,...	Jan-12
Ready, Set, Respect Developed in partnership with NAESP and NAEYC, this toolkit from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) includes resources for professional development and curriculum design. It includes lesson plans for addressing...	Jan-12
Rural Minority Students: A Challenge For Assessments Personnel A disproportionate number of minority students from rural areas are categorized as having learning disabilities, according to a recent study. Researchers from Mississippi State University suggested that an overly broad system for...	Jan-12
Bullying in Schools: An Overview This bulletin examines the connection between different types and frequencies of bullying, truancy, and student achievement, and whether students’ engagement in school mediates these factors. It provides an...	Jan-12
Prevalence and Implementation Fidelity of Research-Based Prevention Programs in Public Schools This report presents descriptive information about the prevalence and quality of implementation of research-based programs for the study of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and...	Jan-12
Refugee and Immigrant Youth and Bullying: Frequently Asked Questions This toolkit provides answers to some frequently asked questions on refugee and immigrant youth, and bullying in school. The information is intended for teachers, personnel and frontline counselors working with refugee children in...	Jan-12