The East Kentucky Dream Center empowers families stuck in the cycle of poverty. But what does that look like? “We...
On February 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a summit for early education advocates and professionals, highlighting the work...
Why Don’t We Just Do That?
Over Cocktails, Restaurateurs Hatch a Plan for Literacy
Three years ago, Amanda and John Horne, owners of Anna Maria Oyster Bar in Bradenton, Florida, heard that 51 percent of children in their local Manatee County school system couldn’t read at grade level by third grade. They were appalled.
“This was horrific,” Amanda says. “We had no idea that this was an issue.”
Over cocktails one night, Amanda and John wondered what they could do. Their clientele is largely composed of older “grandparent-type” people. They have four restaurants and a mailing list of more than 24,000 customers. What if they could pair children up with a grandparent figure or somebody who cares about them, read with them and maybe instill them with a love of reading?
For many children in India, getting to early education centers is impossible while their parents work long hours at often temporary jobs. So what if early education centers traveled to kids instead? Executive Director Sumitra Mishra describes how Mobile Creches has been doing just that for 50 years.
It’s a cruel irony of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: the youngest children, whose brains depend on education for healthy brain...
I see people signing all the time because I live in the Washington, D.C., area near the Red Line, which...
A field trip inside the mind—it may sound like a psychedelic rock song, but that’s the big idea behind AlegreMENTE...
A visitor looking for Eastside Baby Corner (EBC) might be excused for thinking they were searching for a modest storefront...
Mya-Rose Craig, 17-years old, has followed her passion for birds and the environment to create and galvanize a community of activists of all ages. In the process, as a young Muslim woman, she’s been trolled on social media. Not an insurmountable problem, though, as Mya-Rose is keeping her eye on a larger issue: saving the planet.
Lived Experience Sabra Bell remembers what it was like to be pregnant and low on funds. “Extra cash would have...
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