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Family Forum/Superior – Head Start for the Whole Family

by WHSA on April 19, 2012

Head start for the whole family Maria Lockwood – 04/18/2012 Twice a year, Family Forum Head Start buses students to the dentist. Monday, the short yellow buses will bring the children’s parents to a job fair at Wessman Arena. Unlike a traditional preschool, Head Start encompasses the entire family. While children learn the skills they [...]

The 2011 State Preschool Yearbook Shows Decline in Pre-K Per Child Funding and Quality

Source: National Institute of Early Education Research – April 10, 2012 The National Institute of Early Education Research (NIEER) has published its 2011 State Preschool Yearbook (April 2012). The Yearbook ranks states on funding of pre-K programs and their availability to children. This newest edition finds that only five states met NIEER’s 10 benchmarks [...]

Wisconsin Early Childhood Education Center 2012 Schedule

DATE TOPIC LOCATION/REGION REGISTRATION March 13, 20122:00-3:30 p.m. Family Goal Setting and Family Partnership Agreements Webinar Coming Soon! April 17, 20122:00-3:30 p.m. Supporting Dual Language Learners Webinar March April 25th & 26th Parent, Family and Community Engagement and Family Goal Setting WHSA Spring Quarterly WHSA May 2nd & [...]

The James R. Ryan Memorial Award

The James R. Ryan Memorial Award is a recognition given biennially by the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health (WI-AIMH) to an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to the social-emotional development of infants and/or young children and their families within a Wisconsin community, thus demonstrating a commitment to the mission and [...]

Evers Statement on New Opportunity to Apply for Early Learning Funds

State Supt. Tony Evers issued a statement regarding news that Wisconsin is among five states invited to apply for a second round of federal Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge funding. The statement is available through http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/newsroom.html. An article is available at JSOnline.com. State Supt. Tony Evers

2012 WHSA Parent & Staff Affiliate Scholarships

Each year the WHSA Parent and Staff Affiliates award scholarships to Head Start & Early Head Start parents and staff members to advance their levels of education. Additional information about the scholarship opportunities is listed below. All scholarship applications–parent and staff–are due at the WHSA office by Friday, May 25, 2012 in order to be [...]

Read to Lead Bill is Signed

MADISON — State Superintendent Tony Evers joined Governor Scott Walker today at Franklin Elementary School in Wausau as the governor signed important education legislation into law. “I am pleased that Governor Walker signed into law the bill that incorporates the on-going work of my Educator Effectiveness Design Team. This group is piloting an educator evaluation [...]

WPRI Issues Report on the Positive Impact of Investing in Early Learning and Development

Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) Issues Report on the Positive Impact of Investing in Early Learning and Development; Sees YoungStar as a Promising Mechanism for Change The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI), a free-market “think tank,” has released a report on the economic benefits of investing in high-quality early childhood education in Wisconsin, written by Rob [...]

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