In Their Words: The Reality of Coronavirus and Child Care
SCAN spoke to more than 20 volunteers who work with children to hear, in their words, how the coronavirus is affecting them. Here are four of their stories.
Tag Archives: Early Education
How I realized the importance of early education as a teacher in the city of Chicago
When I began my first read aloud with the class, one student named Julio raised his hand and asked me what I was holding. When children aren’t given the tools to learn prior to kindergarten, they are then expected to retain all the information they might’ve missed in one year.
I Will Speak for Children
With retirement approaching, I knew I needed a way to express my convictions. That’s when I was introduced to the training opportunities and to various advocacy platforms available through SCAN.
I Grew Up Attending Title 1 Schools. Now I’m an Advocate for Kids.
To me, Save the Children Action Network is about advocating for access and the resources students need to have a healthy future. I am so passionate about SCAN because of the grassroots and mobilization work they are doing to accomplish this.
Beyond the Kids: Head Start’s Lasting Impact
Children who participate in Head Start programs receive innumerable benefits. I can attest to all of these advantages because Head Start has played a significant role in my own household.
Keeping Kids Safe in Disasters
When crisis strikes, children are always the most vulnerable, and often suffer most. By investing in disaster preparation and mitigation, we can save lives, keep kids in school and save money in the future.
Weekly Wisdom on protecting funding for early education
It’s critical that Congress hears from us and keeps their promise to invest in kids by protecting funding for early learning programs like Head Start and child care.
An advocate’s take: where the Tennessee gubernatorial candidates stand on early ed
I sat in the stands among hundreds of other Tennesseans who came out for the 2018 Tennessee Gubernatorial Education Forum. I wasn’t “Mom,” or “Katie,” or “just an early childhood educator.” I was there as an advocate!