Category: Education and Empowerment

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UNICEF is supporting the Government of Oman to strengthen ECD and ECE  services to ensure that children arrive at school healthy, stimulated, and ready to learn. Supporting Oman in Reaching the Sustainable Development Goals UNICEF’s IECD work supports Oman in reaching SDG 2.2 Ending All Forms of Malnutrition,  SDG 3.2 Ending  Preventable Deaths of Newborns and Under Fives and SDG4 Quality Education and Life-long Learning Opportunities. Early Childhood Education (ECE) UNICEF Oman is collaborating with the Ministry of Education to create a costing model for the implementation of mandatory universal access…

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Zenovia Harris The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation recently announced that Zenovia Harris, Chief Executive Officer of the Kent Chamber of Commerce, has been selected to participate in the tenth cohort of its premier business leadership program. The Business Leads Fellowship Program aims to train and equip leaders from state and local chambers of commerce, economic development agencies, and trade associations with resources, access to experts, and a network of peers to build their capacity to address pressing education and workforce challenges. “I am deeply honored and excited to be…

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation on Monday, July 1, 2024 announced that Zenovia Harris, CEO of the Kent Chamber of Commerce, was selected to participate in the 10th cohort of its premiere business leadership program. The Business Leads Fellowship Program trains and equips leaders from state and local chambers of commerce, economic development agencies, and trade associations with resources, access to experts, and a network of peers to build their capacity to address the most pressing education and workforce challenges. “I am deeply honored and excited to be selected…

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The pandemic’s babies, toddlers and preschoolers are now school-age, and the impact on them is becoming increasingly clear: Many are showing signs of being academically and developmentally behind. Interviews with more than two dozen teachers, pediatricians and early childhood experts depicted a generation less likely to have age-appropriate skills — to be able to hold a pencil, communicate their needs, identify shapes and letters, manage their emotions or solve problems with peers. A variety of scientific evidence has also found that the pandemic seems to have affected some young children’s…

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Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The number of states and other entities categorized as “needs assistance” under federal special education requirements ticked up in fiscal 2022, at a time when the complex system for measuring compliance and student progress is considered by some as overdue for improvements. And there are signs the U.S. Education Department agrees, as officials say changes are being considered. Some 38 states, territories and the District of Columbia were categorized as “needs assistance”…

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Illinois Creates a New Department of Early Childhood Internet Explorer 11 is not supported For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers. The new agency will combine programs that provide services for children under 6, which had primarily been divided among three different departments. June 27, 2024 •  Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, TNS Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker holds up a newly signed bill at Eyes On The Future Child Development Center in Chicago establishing the Illinois Department of Early Childhood on June 25, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS)Terrence Antonio…

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