Increased minimum wage may not be enough to support many families
- May 12, 2016
- / Phyllis Pooley
- / economy
The case for a living wage is a strong one, but whether simply raising the minimum wage to attempt to accomplish it remains an interesting if not fully answered question.
SCI part of early learning panel on WSRE
- May 11, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
The focus on early education and its impact on the quality of life in the community from cradle to career is coming to WSRE. Watch “inStudio” live at 7 p.m. May 12 on WSRE with Jeff Weeks.
Summer Breakspot fills nutritional gap
- May 10, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
The Summer Breakspot Program at Weis Elementary School is essential to ensure that all children have access to the nutritional resources they need.
Taking Conversations from Difficult to Doable
- May 10, 2016
- / Ron Stallcup
- / studer-community-institute
Lynne Cunningham from the Studer Group lead the three-hour plus trainingsession, and within minutes had the packed room of attendees on their feetengaging in an exercise.
Where are reading skills an issue for kindergartners
- May 9, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
Data show that at 25 Escambia elementary schools, at least 50 percent of kindergartners were lagging in reading skills.
Photo Gallery - Making Your Presentation Bulletproof
- May 9, 2016
- / Rachael Gillette
- / studer-community-institute
Are you wearing your boss out?
- May 8, 2016
- / Quint Studer
- / training-development,quint-studer
Just as you crave feedback from your boss, supervisors like to know when they do some right. Don't be the person who only brings a problem to your boss.
Lessons learned from Zero to Five Collaborative
- May 6, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
The Zero to Five Funders Collaborative's project in the Dallas neighborhood of Bachman Lake shows how specific focus, funding planning, and collaboration build a rich early learning environment.
How parent talk can change the world
- May 6, 2016
- / Randy Hammer
- / video
I must admit I drank the Kool-Aid these people offered me. Dana Suskind and her staff at the Thirty Million Words Initiative are onto something.
Parks building brain power in play
- May 5, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
The Story Walk at Bryan Park in northeast Pensacola is an example of how early learning can be woven into public spaces — and how Pensacola could be better off for it.