Head Start

Flexion awarded contract to revolutionize Head Start’s Data Management System

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Friday, April 19, 2024
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MADISON, Wis., April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flexion is proud to announce that it has secured a significant contract to operate, maintain, and enhance the Head Start Enterprise System (HSES) for the Office of Head Start (OHS).

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  • MADISON, Wis., April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flexion is proud to announce that it has secured a significant contract to operate, maintain, and enhance the Head Start Enterprise System (HSES) for the Office of Head Start (OHS).
  • This contract not only marks a major milestone for Flexion but also underscores our commitment to delivering innovative solutions that have the potential to revolutionize people's lives.
  • This ambitious project is set to transform HSES, the agency's primary data management system.
  • Flexion is committed to partnering with HSES to revitalize its legacy data management infrastructure.

XP Health's 20/20 VISIONaries builds awareness and access to a key barrier to reading: prescription glasses

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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SAN CARLOS, Calif. and TAMPA, Fla., April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- XP Health, a company dedicated to democratizing vision care with a digital-first vision benefits platform, announced today the formation of "20/20 VISIONaries: An XP Health Social Impact Initiative" a new program to combat childhood illiteracy. Childhood literacy impacts more low-income families and groups with 70 percent of low-income fourth grade students being unable to read at a basic level, according to the National Literacy Institute. When children are unable to see due to low access to vision care services or glasses, they are unable to read and ultimately not able to uplift themselves from their circumstances.

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  • When children are unable to see due to low access to vision care services or glasses, they are unable to read and ultimately not able to uplift themselves from their circumstances.
  • XP Health's 20/20 VISIONaries builds awareness and access to a key barrier to reading: prescription glasses
    To kick off the initiative, XP Health will begin with a donation of prescription glasses to help at least 100 low-income children in Tampa, Florida, with plans to grow the program to larger numbers of children in subsequent years.
  • An additional cohort of students will also receive prescription glasses during July ahead of the new school year.
  • Eye Q is providing the frames free of charge to XP Health for prescription lens fulfillment.

ACCT, NHSA Launch Kids on Campus Partnership to Expand Child Care for Student Parents

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), along with partner National Head Start Association (NHSA), announce the launch of the Kids on Campus initiative. For the next five years, NHSA and ACCT will provide technical assistance to Head Start and Early Head Start programs and community colleges, bringing them from introduction to open child care classrooms on campus.

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  • New five-year initiative will support student parents by bringing more Head Start centers to community college campuses throughout the country.
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), along with partner National Head Start Association (NHSA), announce the launch of the Kids on Campus initiative.
  • For the next five years, NHSA and ACCT will provide technical assistance to Head Start and Early Head Start programs and community colleges, bringing them from introduction to open child care classrooms on campus.
  • "Insufficient child care and early learning opportunities are significant barriers for the 1.7 million parents—mainly moms—in college," said ACCT Board of Directors Chair Jay Nardini.

Award-Winning 'Get Set for School®' Expands with Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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CABIN JOHN, Md., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, recently expanded its award-winning kindergarten-readiness solution - Get Set for School® - with new lessons and activities for teachers to use with 3-year-old children. Get Set for School Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds® provides guidance, lessons, and activities for adapting the Get Set for School Pre-K Teacher's Guide. Because of its effectiveness, Get Set for School was recently named the "Best Early Childhood/Kindergarten-Readiness Solution" in the EdTech Awards.

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  • Get Set for School Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds ® provides guidance, lessons, and activities for adapting the Get Set for School Pre-K Teacher's Guide.
  • This new Learning and Play Resource does just that – it gives teachers materials, program guidance and learning activities they can use with their youngest learners in a formal learning environment.
  • The Get Set for School Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds contains 56 activities that are frequently repeated in Get Set for School lessons.
  • They include:
    The Get Set for School Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds was developed based on the national and state standards that most young preschoolers should demonstrate by 48 months.

Leading education organizations launch Reading Universe prototype to help teachers build a nation of confident readers

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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WASHINGTON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WETA, the Barksdale Reading Institute, and First Book have launched a prototype of Reading Universe, an online, step-by-step professional development pathway for teachers, paraprofessionals, and reading coaches to learn more about evidence-based reading instruction — and then translate it into classroom practice that will complement any curriculum. Just in time to support educators' preparations for the new school year, the site features an interactive taxonomy of reading skills, lesson plans, in-classroom videos, printable activities, and decodable texts – all for free.

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  • Reading Universe distills 50 years of education research in order to strengthen literacy skills across the country.
  • "Reading Universe's innovative framework delivers on an age-old promise of quality education for all," said Kyle Zimmer, president and CEO of First Book.
  • "WETA is proud to bring Reading Universe to educators across the country," said Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and CEO of WETA.
  • To learn more about Reading Universe and begin accessing the latest best practices and insights for teaching reading and writing, visit ReadingUniverse.org.

Frog Street Forms Advisory Council of Early Childhood Leaders

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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DALLAS, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Frog Street, an early-childhood education company whose curriculum products for learners from birth-5 are used in classrooms across the country, announces the formation of its first-ever, expert Advisory Council. The council includes top early-childhood education leaders who have had impact in public schools, Head Start, childcare and universities. Together, they will play a vital role in guiding Frog Street in product development, and in providing critical insights in service of Frog Street's mission - to empower connected learning communities that inspire confidence and kindness in each child.

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  • The council includes top early-childhood education leaders who have had impact in public schools, Head Start, childcare and universities.
  • "Frog Street is firmly committed to delivering curriculum and supports that meet the highest educational standards and are continually improved based on input from early childhood educators and experts," said Lee Ramsayer, Chief Executive Officer of Frog Street.
  • Frog Street's Advisory Council consists of 10 early childhood leaders with decades of experience in the industry, including:
    Bob Bialas, Executive VP of Children and Head Start Services, Lutheran Services, Tampa FL
    Bialas joined Lutheran Services Florida in 2019 after retiring as a United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Captain.
  • The Advisory Council will attend Frog Street's upcoming Splash 2023 Conference at the Gaylord Texan Resort from July 20-22, 2023.

Primary.Health and Poppy Launch A New Air Safety Program for Schools Across the United States

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Primary.Health , a web-based platform to manage infectious disease testing and tracking programs, and Poppy , providers of the world’s most advanced Air Monitoring system for indoor air safety, unveil their new air safety program for schools.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Primary.Health , a web-based platform to manage infectious disease testing and tracking programs, and Poppy , providers of the world’s most advanced Air Monitoring system for indoor air safety, unveil their new air safety program for schools.
  • The program includes air monitoring and mitigation for schools, congregate living facilities, and public health domains.
  • Assess - A Building assessment with certified Equivalent Outdoor Air and effective Air Change Rate (eACH) scores, benchmarked against official guidelines.
  • Primary.Health and Poppy’s program offers simple, easy-to-use technology and guidance that can help keep schools thriving.”
    To learn more about the air program, please visit us: https://primary.health/indoor-air-safety-and-infection-control/ .

ICF Reports First Quarter 2023 Results

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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RESTON, Va., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and technology services provider, reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. 

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  • Commenting on the results, John Wasson, chair and chief executive officer, said, "Our first quarter results represented a very strong start to the year.
  • The revenue and profit impacts of this action in 2023 are immaterial and thus do not affect our 2023 guidance.
  • First quarter 2023 total revenue increased 16.9% to $483.3 million from $413.5 million in the first quarter of 2022.
  • On May 9, 2023, ICF declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share, payable on July 14, 2023, to shareholders of record on June 9, 2023.

NHSA Launches "Head Start Promise" Academic Pathway to Bolster Head Start Workforce

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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WASHINGTON, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the National Head Start Association announced an ambitious new collaboration with National University's Sanford College of Education, designed to address the shortage of highly-qualified Head Start and Early Head Start professionals. This initiative–the Head Start Promise–creates a focused pathway designed for anyone who is committed to building a better future for America's historically underserved children, families, and communities.

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  • Built in collaboration with National University, the Head Start Promise will create a pathway to a college degree in early childhood education for Head Start and Early Head Start educators
    WASHINGTON, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the National Head Start Association announced an ambitious new collaboration with National University 's Sanford College of Education, designed to address the shortage of highly-qualified Head Start and Early Head Start professionals.
  • Our nation's flagship early learning program, Head Start and Early Head Start, faces an acute shortage of qualified professionals.
  • Scholarships offered by National University to Head Start Promise Scholars will make enrollment affordable to all eligible Head Start and Early Head Start staff.
  • Head Start Promise academic pathway consists of five stackable certificates that provide Head Start and Early Head Start professionals with a flexible pathway to a bachelor's degree —along with scaffolded academic support to help achieve their goals.

Learning Without Tears Scores Big in 2023 EdTech Awards

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Friday, March 31, 2023
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CABIN JOHN, Md., March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, is now among EdTech's best and brightest, following the announcement of this year's EdTech "Cool Tool" Awards. The company had a particularly strong showing in the 2023 EdTech Awards, where its Phonics, Reading, and Me™ was a finalist in the Literacy/Reading Solution category and the company's Get Set for School® won its category and was named the "Best Early Childhood/Kindergarten-Readiness Solution." Adding to an already-strong showing, Learning Without Tears was also recognized as a company "Setting a Trend," where it was named a finalist in the EdTech Trendsetter Awards.

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  • CABIN JOHN, Md., March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, is now among EdTech's best and brightest, following the announcement of this year's EdTech "Cool Tool" Awards.
  • " Adding to an already-strong showing, Learning Without Tears was also recognized as a company "Setting a Trend," where it was named a finalist in the EdTech Trendsetter Awards.
  • "We are proud that our learning solutions were recognized as among the best in EdTech," explained Learning Without Tears CEO Terry Nealon.
  • Celebrating its 13th year, the US-based EdTech Awards program is the world's largest recognition program for education technology, recognizing the strongest EdTech solutions.