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  • Lego releases Braille bricks to teach blind and visually impaired children

    April 24, 2019 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Billund, Jutland

    The Lego Company has released a new product called Lego Braille Bricks that is designed for blind and visually impaired children to learn Braille in a playful way. The concept was originally proposed to them by two foundations for the blind (one is Danish and one is Brazilian), so Legos prototyped with them to come up with the final set of 250 bricks that feature the complete Braille alphabet, numbers from zero to nine, math symbols, and more. These bricks will improve education for children with vision impairments, and reactions to the product have already been glowing.

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  • Behavioural science and nudges could make kids better readers

    April 23, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Enrolling parents in simple, scalable ways can improve early child learning outcomes. Building on a model used in the US state of California, firms in the UK are developing an SMS-based curriculum geared toward parents of children entering kindergarten. The method involves sending parents text messages that explain short, easy tasks that both instruct and motivate children, encouraging positive cognitive and behavioral development.

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  • Marijuana tax money targeted for Colorado's full-day kindergarten rollout

    April 23, 2019 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Colorado may tap into an unlikely funding pool to finance the state's expansion of full-day kindergarten - marijuana taxes could help to pay for new furniture and other infrastructure needs in some of the state's most rural and resource-deprived schools.

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  • Growing Pima County: Utah turned to private investors to fund public preschool

    April 21, 2019 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Understanding that it would be hard to gain support for increased taxes to fund early childhood education in a conservative county, Pima County in Utah turned to a Pay for Success model. In this public-private arrangement, private investors are paid only if a social program achieves its goals.

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  • For Refugee Children, Reading Helps Heal Trauma

    April 17, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Jordan, Zaatari, Mafraq Governorate

    We Love Reading, an organization backed by UNICEF and USAID, works with all of Jordan's Syrian refugee camps and one of Ethiopia's South Sudanese camps to use storytelling as a tool for psychological healing. It started in 2006 out of Amman, Jordan, and has since gained respect with children specialists and international aid organizations. We Love Reading works on the premise that story time boosts healthy development by giving children the courage and language to speak about what they are going through.

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  • With business buy-in and property tax boost, Charlotte got on path to universal public pre-K

    April 07, 2019 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    A comprehensive effort by civic and business leaders to expand access to preschool education in Charlotte-Mecklenburg county resulted in a property tax that pays for high-quality preschool. The program is now serving over 600 students in 33 pulic pre-K classrooms.

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  • ‘My Girls Are Getting a Future Here'

    March 26, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    In India, the construction industry is the second largest employer. Without the ability to pay for child care, mothers are often forced to bring young children to construction sites. Mobile Crèches has started to set up child care facilities on-site, providing relief to parents and a safe education for students.

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  • Schools in Impoverished, Isolated Brownsville, Texas, Are Thriving: Here's Why

    March 04, 2019 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Texas

    In 2013 and 2016, Brownsville, Texas was ranked the poorest city in the U.S. That hasn't stopped students in the border district from outperforming their wealthier Texan peers. Leaders credit data-based interventions, effective principals, family engagement, and effective use of state and federal dollars for the district's remarkable success. "People love silver-bullet stories," Seth Rau, government and community relations coordinator for San Antonio's Independent School District, said. "It's not a turnaround story. It's a story of continuous improvement."

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  • Iowa communities and businesses work together to find solutions for child care shortages

    February 22, 2019 |

    The Gazette |

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    Response Location: United States, Pella, Iowa

    In rural Iowa, employers are partnering with child-care providers to fill gaps for working parents. Take Vermeer, a manufacturing company out of Pella, Iowa. Vermeer recently purchased an old barn near its headquarters and transformed the space to serve more than 100 children.

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  • Paying for success: The story of how Utah became a leader in social impact investing

    February 08, 2019 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Utah played a key role in passing federal legislation that set aside $100 million for underserved communities — without the government having to pay a dollar upfront. In this model, the government doesn’t pay for any social program that isn’t successful. If there isn't a measurable impact, private investors take the financial hit — not taxpayers. If carefully measured data proves that the program was successful, only then does the government pay back investors.

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