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The Citizens’ Committee for Children put together this eye-catching and informative infographic illustrating the impact that the recession has had on New York City, and particularly New York City’s Children. Among the sobering statistics pictured on the image: “- 1 in 3 New York City children (or 523,000 children) now lives in poverty.
McKinsey & Company Webinar: Closing the Talent Gap
McKinsey on Society, a research and public policy organization, held a live webinar in September 2010 discussing the challenge of “Attracting more young people with stronger academic backgrounds to teaching.” They looked at successful models for attracting top graduates from around the world, and discussed strategies that could be employed in the U.S. Read the…
Fall 2011 Job Search Workshops
Considering a career in Early Childhood? Looking to launch a successful job search? Interested in networking with other early childhood job seekers? PDI’s Career Development Services Center offers these free workshops throughout the year to help you in your career. Learn more about the upcoming sessions. You can now register online for the new series…
“The Children Must Play” from The New Republic
The New Republic, in a January 28th article, “The Children Must Play: What the United States could learn from Finland about education reform” compares the differing approaches of Finland and the United States to education reform. From the article: “Not only do Finnish educational authorities provide students with far more recess than their U.S. counterparts—75…
The Summer 2011 Early Childhood News is Online
The latest edition of Early Childhood News, “What can Mentoring Look Like,” is online and available. In this Issue, Liege Motta discusses the benefits of mentoring, Claudette Jordan offers a view of her mentoring experience and what it takes to be a mentor in the ECE world. As always, we introduce you to professionals in…
Recognizing Excellence!
The video interviews with the Spring 2011 winners of PDI’s Excellence in Teaching Recognition Award have been posted! Watch the interviews with Joyce Dye and Regina Gallagher on our YouTube channel: earlychildhoodpdi Learn more about our effort to recognize excellence in teaching
Governor Cuomo Announces New York State Will Apply for Federal “Race to the Top” Early Learning Funds
New York Is Eligible to Receive Up to $100 Million for Early Learning Programs. Read the latest press release. http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/071511race
Early Learning Standards Alignment
The New York State Early Learning Guidelines, New York State Department Prekindergarten Learning Standards, and the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework have been aligned! Download the PDF
Listen up! James Heckman on NPR’s Planet Money
James Heckman, of "Heckman Equation" fame was interviewed on an episode of the economics podcast, "Planet Money." The episode discussed the economics of early childhood care and education, and is a must listen! Learn More and Listen on the NPR website
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