By Christine Rohe, Marketing Intern The skills needed to succeed in today’s workforce are very different than they were 20 years ago – or even 5 years ago. But the curriculum in schools have remained much the same. Computer skills,…
Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education
By Amy Bornemeier, Associate Vice President of Early Childhood Programs You’ve probably heard that high-quality early care and education opportunities are key to laying the foundation for success in school and later in life. Research indicates that the most critical period…
Project Everlast Legislative Days
Last Sunday, youth from all of the statewide Project Everlast Councils and the Governor’s Youth Advisor Council gathered at the Carol Joy Holling Retreat Center. The goal? Talk through this session’s legislative bills and decide which ones to support. Project…
Posted in Teen/Early Adulthood
Project Everlast pilots employment program in Omaha
One of the primary barriers keeping young people who age out of foster care from attaining a stable adulthood is employment. Many don’t have the necessary skills to get and hold down a job that will support them. Project Everlast…
Statewide Coalition of Citywide ELO Systems kicks off
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, statewide leaders and advocates for Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) met in Lincoln to kick off plans for the next year. ELOs refer to the high-quality after-school, before-school and summer learning opportunities that…
Project Everlast youth testify on behalf of LB 853
Last year, LB 216 was adopted 44-2 by the Unicameral. This hard-won piece of legislation ensured that young people aging out of Nebraska’s foster care system would have a basic safety net of support as they transition into adulthood, in order to…
School readiness: It’s not what you think it is.
By Lynne Brehm, Statewide Coordinator, Rooted in Relationships Flash cards and boot camps and Baby Einstein, oh my! When I mention the idea of school readiness, most parents envision training their kids up to be reading Tolstoy and building robots by…
Posted in Early Childhood
Baby Brains: A webinar about early childhood brain development
Last week, Amy Bornemeier, our Vice President of Early Childhood Programs conducted a webinar for more than 200 attendees from across Nebraska on early childhood brain development. You can view the webinar now. Warning: The audio is not precisely synched…
Tagged with: brain development, early childhood education, early childhood mental health, webinar
Posted in Early Childhood
Posted in Early Childhood
Lincoln collaboration releases Vital Signs community research report
More than 400 community leaders attended a community breakfast this morning to learn more about Lincoln Vital Signs. This study has been a two year collaborative effort with leaders of Lincoln’s public, private and philanthropic organizations. To get a more…
Expanded Learning Opportunities Week in Nebraska
By Jeff Cole, Beyond School Bells Network Lead At a ceremony in the Capitol last Thursday, Governor Heineman signed a proclamation identifying the week of January 20 – 24th as Expanded Learning Opportunity Awareness week across Nebraska. At the ceremony,…
Growing the Good Life 