At the Monday luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens made a pitch for his top priorities — affordable housing, early childhood education, housing the homeless, public safety and water infrastructure. Dickens will be running for a second term as mayor in less than a year. Monday’s Rotary meeting was a […]
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott makes $3 million grant to GEEARS
The Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS) has received a $3 million grant from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and an extremely generous philanthropist who is known for making unsolicited gifts.
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Strengthening Our Understanding of Early Childhood Education Through Training
By Cassandra Martin Frazier, Early Childhood Education Chair, The Junior League of Atlanta Inc. The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) is committed to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of our trained volunteers. With that part of our mission in mind, we offer learning opportunities to educate and empower our members […]
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Opportunities Lost Report Outlines Significant Economic Loss Linked to Child Care Challenges in Georgia
Metro Atlanta is home to a talented workforce fueling innovations across industries, and quality child care is a necessary component to maintaining high performance. A new report has revealed the child care challenges experienced by parents in the region and leading to an annual $1.75 billion loss economic activity for Georgia. The report joins a […]
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Building Strong Foundations for the Westside’s Next Generation
Intro by John Ahmann: Thanks to Justin Carr, Director of Partnerships, Westside Future Fund (WFF), for this week’s column. In the spirt of “the more we, the more I can get done,” “We” have no more urgent call to action than ensuring access to highly quality, affordable early learning (birth to age 5) for families […]
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Continuing a Legacy of Supporting Early Childhood Education
By Cassandra Martin Frazier, Early Childhood Education Chair, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) has a rich and impactful history of supporting and raising awareness of early childhood education. JLA has long understood the importance of strengthening early learning and development among children to improve overall child well-being. […]
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Advocacy In Action
By: Melissa Redmon, Public & Political Affairs Committee Chair, Junior League of Atlanta The Junior League of Atlanta Inc.’s Political and Public Affairs Committee (PAC) is tasked with keeping our membership informed on issues affecting our community impact focus areas of Commercial Sexual Exploitation/Human Trafficking, Early Childhood Education, and Generational Poverty; while also encouraging our […]
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Grow up Great
Featured photo by Alphonso Whitfield By Kristen Buckley, Naserian Foundation Early Childhood Program Manager at the Alliance Theatre Imagine you’re a four year old. You’re learning to negotiate the complicated social rules of school, how to move around in your rapidly growing body, and how to fit all of your young-person excitement for learning about the […]
