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Reading by the End of Third Grade Research Initiative

"Small Faces in a BIG Recession"

Access to Children's Healthcare

Access to Quality Child Care

Kinship Care

 

 

Reading by the End of Third Grade Research Initiative

 

Read to Learn, Read to Earn: A Policy Forum 12/7/2011

Presentations from the Forum:

• "Read to Learn, Read to Earn" Overview (pdf) - Lauren Necochea
• Why Third Grade Reading Matters for Future Success (pdf) - LeAnn Simmons
• How Do We Get There? Stories of Inspiration and Motivation (pdf) - Melissa Langan
• The Link Between Reading Skills and Safe Communities (pdf) - Brent Reinke
• Summer Learning Loss (pdf) - Don Coberly
• Access to Early Education (pdf) - Larraine Clayton

Reading by the End of Third Grade Research Initiative

• NEW Fact Sheet! Third Grade Reading: Why reading matters.
• NEW Report! Reading Matters: Read to Learn, Read to Earn. This new report explores ways to improve reading proficiency in Idaho.
• NEW Report! Third Grade Reading: Why reading at grade level matters. This new report examines the importance of having Idaho's children read proficiently by third grade.
• EARLY WARNING! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters

 

 

 

"Small Faces in a BIG Recession"

 

Think Tank + Quick Start Guide

"Small Faces in a BIG Recession"

 

Quick Start Guide 1: START

Process & Introduction (pdf)

Facilitator's Guide (pdf)

 

Quick Start Guide 2: Inventory

Assessment Examples-IKC (doc) (pdf)

Email Text for Focus Group (doc)

Focus Flier: Youth Service Providers (doc)

Focus Group Flier (doc)

Focus Group: Parent Permission (doc)

Focus Group: Young Kids Outreach Flier (pdf)

Focus Group: Youth Outreach Flier (pdf)

I Have/I Need/Logos (pdf)

IKC Focus Group Concept + Protocol (doc) (pdf)

One Pager Template (doc) (pdf)

 

Quick Start Guide 3: Mindstorming + Think Tank+

Quotes on table tents (pdf)

Think Tank+ November 5th (pdf)

Think Tank+ Agenda 9.5.09 (pdf)

 

Quick Start Guide 4: Debrief + Communicate Findings

IKC Academy Agenda (doc)

Think Tank+ Evaluation (doc)

 

 

"Small Faces in a BIG Recession" Research & Reports presented at the 2009 Idaho KIDS COUNT Academy

Part 1 - Quantitative Report (H. Shaklee & J. Brown)

Part 2 - Qualitative Report (S. Berning & R. Ames)

Part 3 - Qualitative Data Collection Quotes Booklet (S. Berning & R. Ames)

Part 4 - Economic Stimilus Funds (ARRA) Part 1 (J. Brown)

Part 5 - Economic Stimulus Funds (ARRA) Part 2 (J. Brown)

Supporting tables for Parts 4 & 5

 

Quotes by topic from "Small Faces in a BIG Recession" Focus Groups (2009)

Quote Summary

Child Care and Parenting Quotes

Education Quotes

Food Insecurity and Nutrition Quotes

Health and Healthcare Quotes

Child Welfare and Family Safety Quotes

 

The 2009 Idaho KIDS COUNT Academy focused on the "Small Faces in a BIG Recession" theme. Click here for more on the 2009 Idaho KIDS COUNT Academy, including powerpoint presentations, podcasts, and a streaming video of the event

 

 

Small Faces in a BIG Recession - Part 2: Making it Better for Kids - What Will it Take?" (2010)

Research & Reports presented at the July 2010 Policy Cafe

Powerpoint: "Why Poverty Matters" (H. Shaklee)

Report: "When it Comes to Kids, Poverty Matters" (H. Shaklee)

Powerpoint: "Idaho's Working Mothers" (J. Brown)

Report: "Idaho's Working Mothers and the Great Recession" (J. Brown)

 

 

Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief

Making Use of Economic Recovery Funds: Child Care and Early Education Options for Idaho (May 2009)

This policy brief examines the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA--also known as the "stimulus package") and how funds can be best used for child care and early education programs in Idaho.

 

Citizens for Tax Justice: Idaho Fact Sheet (pdf) (updated 2/11/09) This is a short policy brief published by Citizens for Tax Justice which looks at the Stimulus package and the impact of proposed tax cuts on families with children in Idaho.

 

 

 

 

Access to Children's Healthcare

 

Idaho KIDS COUNT Data Report:

2008 Early Childhood Data Report

This Idaho KIDS COUNT Data Report measures 20 data indicators to assess how Idaho young children are faring.

• Data Report

 

 

 

Access to Quality Child Care  

 

 

Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Briefs:

Four-part series examining child care in Idaho (2008)

• Policy Brief: The Status of Child Care in Idaho

• Policy Brief: Affordability of Child Care in Idaho

• Policy Brief: Quality of Child Care in Idaho

• Policy Brief: Idaho's Quality Child Care Rating

 

 

Public Perceptions of Early Care and Education: Statewide Public Opinion Poll

A statewide survey by the Boise State University Social Science Research Center which measures public attitudes about early care and education issues and the need for increased public support for child care and early education programs.

• Survey Summary Results
• Briefing Report
• Graphic Report

 

 

Idaho - A Special Supplement to Education Week's Quality Counts 2008

 

 

Investing in Disadvantaged Young Children Is Good Economics and Good Public Policy

James Heckman, University of Chicago. Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee. June 23, 2007

 

 

Reader's View: Idaho needs tighter rules for those who watch kids. 

An op-ed written by Linda Jensen, director of Idaho KIDS COUNT and published in the Idaho Statesman on August 8, 2008.

 

 

 

 

Kinship Care

 

 

Idaho KIDS COUNT Fact Sheet: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (2010)

This fact sheet provides the most current state data on the topic of grandparents raising grandchildren in Idaho. It also provides national and surrounding state data comparisons.

 

 

Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief: Grand Families Count in Idaho (2008)

This policy brief explores the legal, economic, and social issues for caregivers raising their relative children in Idaho.

 

 

Idaho KINCARE Coalition brochure

 

 

Idaho GrandFacts:

A State Fact Sheet for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children

 

 

Is Kinship Care Good for Kids?

Informational report done by CLASP (Center for Law and Social Policy).

 

 

Casey Family Programs: Kinship Care White Paper