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Download full textEarly Childhood Technical Assistance Center, 2022
This briefing paper explores Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) policies and practices that state early intervention (Part C) programs may consider implementing to meet the social-emotional and mental health needs of infants and toddlers in the context of relationships with their parents and other caregivers.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Social Development, Emotional Development, Infants
Peer reviewedHarmon, Tim; Bragg, Debra D. – Community College Research Initiatives, 2020
As part of our research on the community college baccalaureate (CCB), we studied the prospects of adopting and scaling CCB degrees in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Higher education leaders in these six Great Lakes states recognized the potential for CCB degrees to increase academic, geographic and financial access to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Access to Education, Outcomes of Education
Jobs for the Future, 2018
Today, young people need both cross-cutting skills and specialized knowledge to thrive in the nation's rapidly changing economy. Business leaders require skilled talent to innovate and grow. And state and local communities need a workforce ready to lead new economies and industries. These shifts are achievable when states and regions embrace a…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, State Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Direct linkPatton, Madeline – Community College Journal, 2015
After years of working in the background to build the capacity of two-year college science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) faculty and the skills of technicians, the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program is gaining recognition as a source of STEM workforce expertise. The ATE program's effective mentoring of STEM educators and its…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Education, STEM Education, Mentors
Cahill, Charlotte; Hoffman, Nancy; Loyd, Amy; Vargas, Joel – Jobs For the Future, 2014
This brief begins with a discussion of the composition of state leadership teams and organizing structures for supporting a Pathways to Prosperity Network initiative, and then describes effective strategies currently at play in the network states for jumpstarting work in the regions. It goes on to review state policies that support 9-14…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Dual Enrollment, Vocational Education
Strawn, Julie – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2011
Students forced to complete a long sequence of remedial or English language classes before they can begin their postsecondary program rarely earn college certificates or degrees. This brief highlights six promising programs that show how career pathway bridges help lower-skilled students move farther and faster along college and career paths…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Dual Enrollment, Acceleration (Education), Basic Skills
Groves, Garrett – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2014
Governors are increasingly aware that the emerging economy will provide few well-paying jobs for workers who have not earned a postsecondary degree or a relevant workforce certificate. Fifty years ago, nearly 80 percent of all jobs required only a high school diploma or less and most paid a good wage. Fast-forward to data from 2013 and that number…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Postsecondary Education
Bragg, Debra; Dresser, Laura; Smith, Whitney – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2012
Shifting Gears was launched in 2007 by the Joyce Foundation, a Chicago-based organization focused on improving the quality of life of citizens residing in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The primary goal of Shifting Gears is to increase the number of low-skilled, low-income Midwestern adults who obtain college-level occupational…
Descriptors: Credentials, Labor Market, National Competency Tests, Labor Force Development
Foster, Marcie; Strawn, Julie; Duke-Benfield, Amy Ellen – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2011
How much does college matter for getting ahead in America? Having a postsecondary education--broadly defined as a credential beyond a high school diploma--continues to be one of the most important factors in getting a good job and advancing in the workforce. By one estimate, 64 percent of jobs in 2018 will require more than a high school diploma,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Postsecondary Education, Labor Force Development, Educationally Disadvantaged
Illinois Univ., Chicago. – 2000
The Illinois Social and Emotional Health of Infants, Toddlers and Their Families Committee hosted the Early Childhood Mental Health Regional Summit 2000 in November of 2000. Building on the momentum of the U.S. Surgeon General's first report on mental health, which underscores the importance of early preventive mental health services, this summit…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Childhood Needs, Conferences
BERNARD, EDWARD G.; AND OTHERS – 1965
DESCRIBED IS THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS IN PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY, MILWAUKEE, SAN DIEGO, DETROIT, AND CHICAGO. THE PROGRAMS OFFER INSTRUCTION IN SUCH AREAS AS LANGUAGE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT, READING, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, DRIVER EDUCATION, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND JOB TRAINING. SOME OF THESE CITIES HAVE DEVELOPED AUDIOVISUAL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Compensatory Education, Cultural Enrichment
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. – 1991
The following presentations are included in this document: "A Nation of Students" (Lamar Alexander); "Businesses Are Clamoring for Skilled Workers" (Betsy Brand); "We Need to Be Partners in Reality" (Roberts Jones); "The Value of a Working Parent as a Role Model" (JoAnne Barnhart); "Human Capital Is…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Delivery Systems
