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03.28.12
Mini Conference on Child Abuse Prevention
Mini Conference on Child Abuse Prevention Emphasizes Community Involvement   You can make a positive difference in a child’s life!  To learn how, attend the “Community Engagement /Community Building” Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) mini conference on Tuesday, April 3, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:...
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03.28.12
CAP Day at the Capital
Child Abuse Prevention Month (April) Seeks Community Involvement “It’s Your Turn to Make a Difference for a Child”   Small, positive actions can make a difference in the life of a child. The focus this year for April, Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month, is to highlight actions each of us can...
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03.27.12
Why Suspension Makes No Sense In The Early Grades
Below is a reposting of a blog by Laura Bornfreund, "Why Suspension Makes No Sense In The Early Grades", from the Huffington Post. Ms. Bornfreund is a Senior Policy Analyst for the New America Foundation.   Picture this situation: Two six-year-old boys, Jason and Michael, get into a food fight...
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03.26.12
IN THE NEWS: Text4baby
Friends and families of women in Oklahoma gathered at the state Capitol to take part in a natinoal effort to send and share vital health information via text messages to help women have healthy pregnanies and healthy babies. See two articles covering the event here.
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03.07.12
NAEYC position statement on young children and technology
The following is a messge from NAEYC:   I am pleased to announce the release of Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8, a joint position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the...
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