The holiday season is upon us and with it the need to remember our loved ones with gifts from the heart. However, purchasing unique gifts for each individual on your list can be overwhelming, not to mention expensive.
As Thanksgiving approaches, it is a common tradition to ask kids what they are thankful for. Although the list evolves as children get older, it is rare for those early versions to include adults, and especially their parents. But as their teachers, their grandparents, and their moms and dads especially, we know that kids are blessings in our lives and we are very thankful for them—for lots of reasons.
Shop anywhere for the next couple of months and you will find pumpkins everywhere you turn. Fall is all about pumpkins, whether real or decorative, or even flavoring our coffees and sweets.
From the very first week of school, kindergarten teachers noticed differing levels of preparedness among their students. Now, nearly three months into the school year, the contrast is stark.
In addition to assisting the teachers with their tasks on kindergarten registration day, helping make copies or translating for parents, the UCI members are there to conduct research on the topic of “kindergarten readiness.” This term, although it can have different meanings for people, includes a few main skills that children entering kindergarten should have.
For many people these days, the word "policy" invokes thoughts of red and blue, left and right, elephants and donkeys. But for those in the research and policy group at the Urban Child Institute, the word is less dichotomous.