Rural Early Childhood News

Campus Instructors Unit, Mississippi Delta Early Learning Corps, Finishes Training
MAY 6, 2008

Second Ready to Read Project Will Test Home Use of Sesame Street and Between the Lions Programming
JAN. 18, 2008

Ready to Read Project Will Test Classroom Use of Sesame Street and Between the Lions Programming
JAN. 4, 2008

Summer Workshops for Leflore, Sunflower Counties Will Cover New Curriculum for Three-Year-Olds
JUNE 18, 2007

ECI’s National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives Co-Sponsors Forum on Delta Children
JUNE 1, 2007

Workshop Materials for American Indian, Alaska Native Early Learning Now Available
MARCH 19, 2007

Handbook of Mississippi Early Childhood College Credit Transfer Agreements Now Available
FEB. 19, 2007

Child Care Registries in Pilot Rural Out-Reach Report Participation
FEB. 16, 2007

New Report: “The First Year” of Child Care Restoration in Mississippi Katrina Region
NOV. 3, 2006

Early Childhood Atlas Ready to Support Disaster Response in 12 States
NOV. 3, 2006

Rural Early Childhood’s American Indian, Alaska Native Coordinator Receives Fellowship
OCT. 30, 2006

ECI Research Associate Completes Education Policy Fellowship
OCT. 2, 2006

Rural Early Childhood, MSU Extension Service Develop On-line Course about Brain Development
JULY 5, 2006

New ECI Report Summarizes First Six Months of Katrina Recovery
MAY 12, 2006

Rural Early Childhood Sponsors March Issue of Zero to Three
APRIL 4, 2006

Proceedings of American Indian Forum Are Online
MARCH 29, 2006

Rural Disparities in ECLS Baseline Data Now Available in Chartbook
FEB. 28, 2006

National Registry Alliance Adds Four Statewide Registry Lists to Early Childhood Atlas
FEB. 28, 2006

Early Childhood Atlas Now Has More Tools
JAN. 31, 2006

Hurricane Forum Proceedings Available Online
JAN. 27, 2006

W. K. Kellogg Foundation Awards $1.25 Million for Hurricane Response
DEC. 14, 2005

Needs for Data, Mental Health Training, Interstate Collaboration Emerge from Hurricane Forum
DEC. 12, 2005

Rural Early Childhood to Hold Forum on Hurricane Recovery
DEC. 1, 2005

Young Children in Katrina Region Disproportionately Poor
NOV. 30, 2005

FEMA Declares 20 Counties in Wilma Disaster Area; 382,750 Child Care Slots Affected
OCT. 28, 2005

Report from Hancock County, Miss.: Most Early Care and Education Providers Still Closed
OCT. 18, 2005

Lack of Data Hampers Rural Human Services Research, HHS Says
OCT. 15, 2005

Up to 94% of Child Care Slots Are at Risk in Coastal Counties
OCT. 6, 2005

Almost Half of Katrina-Hit Head Start Facilities Still Closed 
OCT. 5, 2005

Child Care Bureau Tip Sheet Links Child Care, Katrina Recovery
OCT. 5, 2005

Federal Economic Research Service Updates “Rural America at a Glance”
OCT. 3, 2005

New Reports Show Child Poverty Higher in Rural and Inner-City Areas, Katrina States
SEPT. 29, 2005

Report from Biloxi: “Not a Pretty Sight for Miles and Miles”
SEPT. 29, 2005

Hurricane Rita Blows Past 457 Licensed Child Care Providers in Texas, Louisiana; Thousands of Slots Are Likely Damaged or Lost
SEPT. 26, 2005

Report from Pascagoula: Storm Surge Washed Away 11% of Licensed Child Care Slots in One Mississippi County
SEPT. 16, 2005

Two-thirds of Licensed Centers in Jackson County, Mississippi, Damaged or Destroyed
SEPT. 15, 2005

Report from Petal: Early Care and Education Providers Struggle to Reopen
SEPT. 11, 2005

Rural Early Childhood Atlas Shows Early Care and Education Providers in the Path of Hurricane Katrina
SEPT. 7, 2005

Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute Joins Gulf Coast Relief Effort
SEPT. 2, 2005

Forum at Clinton Center Focused on American Indian, Alaska Native Young Children
AUG. 2, 2005

Rural American Indian, Alaska Native Children Sharply Different than Other Rural Children on Some Measures in Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
JULY 9, 2005

Rural Early Childhood Forum on American Indian and Alaska Native Early Learning Will Be July 28-29 at Clinton Center
JUNE 9, 2005

Far Off and Far Behind: New Analysis of ECLS-K Shows Wide Disparities for Rural Young Children
APRIL 18, 2005

William Raspberry Praises South’s Early Childhood Educators
MARCH 12, 2005

Rural Early Childhood Invites Proposals for Forum on American Indian and Alaska Native Early Learning
FEB. 3, 2005

Annjo Lemons to Lead Excel by Five Community Initiative
FEB. 1, 2005

Rural Early Childhood Will Pilot Community Initiative in Mississippi
DEC. 31, 2004

Young Children and the Rural Information Gap:
The Weaknesses of Major Data Sources for Examining The Well-Being of Rural
Children
DEC. 5, 2004

Arkansas, Oklahoma KIDS COUNT Affiliates Release Report on Rural Children and Families
OCT. 12, 2004

Center Will Evaluate Pilot Rural Resource and Referral System
OCT. 10, 2004

Grace Calls for Full Financing of Mississippi Early Education and Care
OCT. 5, 2004

Center Will Evaluate Child Care, Quality Rating Systems in Five Rural States
SEPT. 30, 2004

Project to Involve Rural Providers in Child Health Research
SEPT. 14, 2004

Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger Features Center’s Mission, Cathy Grace
AUG. 31, 2004

U.S. Department of Education Awards Congressionally Directed Grant to Mississippi State University for National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives
AUG. 14, 2004

Missouri’s Family Policy Center Joins NCRECLI as Partner
AUG. 14, 2004

Rural Policy Research Institute Joins NCRECLI as Partner
AUG. 14, 2004

 

Updated 05/06/2008