Systems Building
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Ready by Five, Fine by Nine: Connecticut’s Early Childhood System Framework
CT Early Childhood Education Cabinet, July 2006 -
Leveraging Grantmaking: Understanding the Dynamics of Complex Social Systems
David Peter Stroh, Foundation Review, 2009 Vol. 1:3 -
Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work
Fay Hanleybrown, John Kania, & Mark Kramer, Stanford Social Innvoation Review, January 2012 -
Collective Impact
John Kania, Mark Kramer, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Winter 2011 -
American Early Childhood Education: Preventing or Perpetuating Inequity?
Sharon L. Kagan, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, November 2008 -
A Science-Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University, 2007 -
Formative Assessment: Getting All Connecticut Children “Ready by Five and Fine by Nine”
Charles Bruner, Child and Family Policy Center, December 2008 -
Learning to Read: Developing 0-8 Information Systems to Improve Third Grade Reading Proficiency
Charles Bruner, Child and Family Policy Center, August 2010
Networks
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Honey Bee Network
Anil Gupta: India's hidden hotbeds of invention, TedIndia 2009 -
Unstill Waters: The Fluid Role of Networks in Social Movements
Robin Katcher, Management Assistance Group, Summer 2010 -
Using Social Media to Save Lives
The Story of Sameer and Vinay, slideshow
Equity
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Opportunity in Connecticut: The Impact of Race, Poverty and Education on Family Economic Success
Judith Carroll, Connecticut Association for Human Services, 2012 -
Equity in Education: A Transformational Approach
SERC, 2011 -
Systems Thinking and Race
Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University, December 2008 -
Structural Racism and Community Building
The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change, 2004 -
Frameworks Issues: Race
FrameWorks Institute project devoted to understanding how Americans think and talk about the issue of race. -
Multiplication is for White People
Harvard Educational Review, Lisa Delpit, New York, New York Press, 2012 -
Constructing A Racial Equity Theory of Change
Keith Lawrence, et al., September 2009 -
Structural Racism and Youth Development: Issues, Challenges, and Implications
The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change, 2005 -
Leadership & Race
Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University, July 2010 -
The Education of a White Parent: Wrestling with Race and Opportunity in the Boston Public Schools
Susan Naimark, Levellers Press, 2012 -
Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Others to Build an Inclusive Society
John A. powell, Indiana University Press, 2012
Local Infrastructure (Community Planning)
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Local Early Childhood Councils: A Structure for Improving Outcomes & Systems for Young Children, Birth to Age Eight
The Discovery Initiative Communities and the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, October 2012 -
Families and Communities Raise Our Children: The Role and Cost of Effective Local Early Childhood Councils
Holt, Wexler & Farnam, LLP, September 2009 -
Discovery community plans
Access to all plans produced by Local Early Childhood Councils in Connecticut -
Building Capacity for Community Decision-Making: A Series of Learning Guides for Communities
A series of 6 Learning Guides produced by the Center for the Study of Social Policy, 2001 -
Elements of a Community Plan
Discovery webpage highlighting the core elements of a comprehensive community plan
Health
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A Framework Toolkit
Child Health and Development Institute, July 2011 -
A Framework for Child Health Services
Child Health and Development Institute, March 2009 -
Putting Children First
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation video featuring Child First -
The Hard Facts Behind Soft Skills
Heckman The Economics of Human Potential, Dr. James Heckman, video
Prenatal to Three
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First Words, First Steps: The Importance of the Early Years
Commission and the State Department of Social Services, October 2008 -
Brain Builders
First Five Years Fund video based on work of Jack P. Schonkoff -
Baby Brain Map
Zero to Three's interactive web exclusive shows what brain develop is occurring during various stages as well as information about how to support optimal development, from prenatal to 3 years old. -
Creating Health Connections: Nurturing Brain Development
Zero to Three podcast featuring Dr. Alison Gopnik who describes how very young children’s brains develop and how parents can use that information to nurture healthy development.
State Governance
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A Look at Governance Structures for Early Childhood in Six States
The BUILD Initiative, 2010 -
Vision to Practice: Setting a New Course for Early Childhood Governance
Stacie G. Goffin, Jana Martella and Julia Coffman, January 2011
Data
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Connecticut Early Care and Education Progress Report, 2011
Sarah Esty & Cyd Oppenheimer, JD, Connecticut Voices for Children, February 2011 -
Early Childhood Portal
Connecticut Data Collaborative, working to provide accessible, user-friendly data -
Improving Early Education Programs Through Data-based Decision Making
National Institute for Early Education Research
Finance
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Connecticut Early Childhood Investment Plan, Part I
CT Early Childhood Research and Policy Council, November 2006
K-12 Alignment
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Every child should have a chance to be exceptional. Without exception.
CT Commission on Educational Achievement, 2010 -
Making the Most of Our Investments: How PK-3 Can Close the Achievement Gap from the Start
Grantmakers for Education, 2007
Quality & Access
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Quality Improvement: CT Quality Rating and Improvement System Plan
Governor’s Council, November 2008
Workforce
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ECE Workforce Plan (Final)
Early Childhood Education Cabinet, February 2009