Alameda County Interagency Children's Policy Council strives to improve outcomes for low income & vulnerable children & families thru cross-system collaboration
Exciting job opportunity for Oakland youth ages 16-24. Please share widely amongst your network. Attendees will be guaranteed a job interview at the Earn and Learn East Bay Summer Youth Job Fair May 16th! Must attend both parts.
https://t.co/jGbnQHG3DB
Register now for Inventing Our Future 2018 featuring opening plenaries with national leaders and dynamic mini-courses on the intersections between education, arts and science, and environment and social justice issues. More info at https://t.co/nIdYD8a2Xz
Access to healthy food via food stamps helps students do better in school adding to growing body of research to quantify how out-of-school factors affect academic performance
#EdChat#StudentHealth#CommunitySchools@Chalkbeat https://t.co/ChsyE2N2b8
The East Bay Consortium is holding their first convening this Friday at Chabot College from 9-3. Come learn about education and career pathways for formerly incarcerated college students. #Resilience
Fri 4/6 at Chabot College, Hayward. The convening is for students, potential students, higher education administrators, faculty & staff, elected officials, gov't & community stakeholders, or anyone interested in learning how to empower & support formerly incarcerated students.
In Alameda County, 9.9% of youth ages 16-24 are disconnected, meaning they are not in school and also do not have a job. Find out more in this interactive tool https://t.co/n5g14cEbPW from Measure of America @MOA_org
How can #arts support #edequity in CA schools? Take action for arts equity at the Arts Now Bay Area Summit on Sat 4/7 in #Oakland! Register: https://t.co/fq8Cn6D9tO #ArtsNow#BayArea#artsed
With just months to go before California’s ban on “willful defiance” suspensions in early primary grades is set to expire, youth advocates are pushing for passage of a bill that would both continue the ban and expand it to include all grades from K through 12. https://t.co/QgimOnO8mC
Advocates say suspensions for behaviors teachers & admin deem “defiant” or “disruptive” are too subjective & are disproportionately meted out to students of color
#SB607#WillfulDefiance#PBIS#SchoolDiscipline@vocdavid https://t.co/Z8VMkU2IoU
A new change to federal funding for #childwelfare agencies will make it possible for them to put resources toward services that prevent kids from being removed from their families. #FamilyFirstAct#fostercare https://t.co/OvuocM9Iff via @ChildTrends
Major shifts on the horizon for OUSD as budget plans are due this month, with @AlamedaCOE lending support in these difficult decision making processes. We hope effective changes can be put in place to address the current inequalities in education outcomes in Oakland. https://t.co/HfWlhhCK3C
ICYMI: @AlamedaCounty voted 5-0 for to put the Child Care and Early Education Initiative on the June 2018 Alameda County Ballot.
We are one step closer to building the child care system that Alameda County families want and need. @Parent_Voices@SEIU#ECE#ChildCareForAll
Uncovering even more evidence for the value of early childcare and supportive systems for families in the fight to address inequalities in our systems. https://t.co/dWEAkYVn0r via @qz
A woman’s oral health during pregnancy can impact the health of her children. See the dentist when you are pregnant! #NationalChildrensDentalHealthMonth
Policies that benefit people who are white or have higher household incomes have led to many children of color, and children in low-income families, living in neighborhoods where disadvantage is concentrated. @ChildTrends https://t.co/m7ms3ZQngI
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are shown to increase academic performance, attendance, and the ability of students to regulate their emotions and behave in socially appropriate ways across CA schools. https://t.co/VmBlT8ND6L
System of positive rewards, clear consequences & detailed data tracking designed to reduce student discipline takes off in CA schools
#PBIS#SchoolDiscipline#SchoolClimate#suspensions#CAedchat @leeromney https://t.co/dBdFBmDnF2
PEERS, in cooperation with Alameda County BHCS, has produced a series of three videos for East Bay youth. This series is intended to help young people make informed decisions when they’re prescribed psychiatric medication from health care providers. #TAY#MentalHealth
Studies on #EITC show that every $1k increase in family income = 6% increase in kids' reading & math scores. https://t.co/NSWuwU5YUw Help us spread the word to families so they can claim their #CalEITC credit!
ICPC is proud to participate in the first Interagency Fatherhood Workgroup happening now, and we are excited to see the impact this workgroup will have on fathers, families, and communities in Alameda County moving forward!