WUFT

Children’s Trust rallies families around after-school safety and learning

After-school programs are when structure, safety, and belonging matter most for children. That was the message the Children’s ...

House lawmakers review child care scholarship program with new enrollment freeze still in effect

Any hopes of a freeze on child care scholarships being lifted anytime soon were largely dispelled Thursday, when state ...
turnto10

Revolutionary program aids recovery and learning for hospitalized children

ORLANDO, Fla. — A first of its kind program is helping sick kids stay in class, and giving aspiring teachers a chance to learn as well. Khloe Raines has always loved learning, but a car crash ...
Opinion

Pervasive social-emotional learning brings Big Brother to the classroom

Students nationwide can’t read or do math at basic levels and don’t know elementary science or history facts, but there’s a big program to rewire their brains, massage ...

Children learn to read with books that are just right for them, but that might not be the best approach

After decades of stagnating reading performance, American literacy levels have begun to drop, according to the National ...
The Gazette

Kirkwood’s earn-and-learn child care program empowers students while addressing staffing challenges

Marie Mubalu supervises kids June 22 at Handicare, a day care in Coralville. Mubalu was part of Kirkwood Community College’s first class of a child care earn-and-learn program geared toward ...

Helping kids navigate learning disabilites

Gayle Guyardo, host of Bloom, sat down with the Director of the SEEDS Program at Children’s Home Network, Tosha Johnson, and ...

Illinois Head Start teams with children’s museums ‘to bring light back to our program’

She’s only 3 years old, but that didn’t stop Sofia Quiroz from enjoying a day out after traveling from Chicago Heights to the Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn. The free visit was ...