Fresh Start Program Offers Short-term Financial Crisis Assistance
The Georgia Fresh Start program is an initiative that will provide a one-time crisis assistance payment for qualified families to pay past-due utilities and shelter expenses.
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Attendance Counts
Chronic absence is one of the main reasons children in the primary grades fail to read proficiently. Even the best teachers can’t teach children to read when they aren’t present. Our knee-jerk reaction may be that it’s the parents’ responsibility to make sure their children attend school regularly.
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Change the First Five Years Change Everything
We were talking in Memphis today about the vital role physical well-being and consistency play in promoting and fostering healthy brain development. We watched a new video, “Change the First Five Years Change Everything,” from the Ounce of Prevention Fund that just rocked my world.
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Request for Public Comment on Georgia’s Title V Block Grant Application
The Division of Public Health’s Maternal and Child Health Program is asking for public comment on Georgia’s FY11 Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant application and five-year needs assessment by June 24.
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1.3 Million High-School Students in America’s Public Schools Drop Out
A new national report from Education Week and the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center finds that three out of every 10 students in America’s public schools fail to finish high school. That translates to 1.3 million students falling through the cracks every year, or more than 7,200 students lost every day.