Micayla Tatum

Kentuckissippian | UK basketball fanatic 🏀 | education advocate: learning begins at birth | own experiences, thoughts, and ideas

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@TorenBallard Ahhhhh yay!!! So happy for y’all!! Congratulations!

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We are so excited about the future of the FunTime Preschool in the JPS/Hinds Early Learning Collaborative!

https://t.co/WPD4sQYcu6

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Childcare had a major win during the special session last week. Learn more here:

https://t.co/fiKXWromrT

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Head Start serves 22.5% of Mississippi’s four-year-olds, providing them with child development services, access to nutritious meals, and health screenings. Learn more about the role of Head Start in Mississippi in our recent blog post.

https://t.co/0HRXgr23bN

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@TorenBallard Congratulations!! You will be missed!

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The Week of the Young Child gives us an opportunity to reflect on the importance of a child’s earliest years and the teachers who guide their development. I’m so grateful these women are preparing Mississippi’s children for the future.@NAEYC

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Yesterday was another deadline day. Sadly, there are no longer any early childhood education bills alive. See my update:

https://t.co/hvVWsKFGeO

[Micayla Tatum @TatumMicayla]

Yesterday was a major deadline for the legislative session. It’s been pretty quiet in early education this year, but there have been some promising developments. Read more in my blog post.

https://t.co/V2IrnFdNVq

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Follow along with us this legislative session to see what early education bills we’re tracking. My colleagues will also be tracking all things K-12. https://t.co/BRijmpViAm

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Ten incredible years for the Office of Early Childhood. 41,000 children served via state-funded pre-K. Definitely a time to celebrate and have some cake!

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@unusual_whales Woah! 😳 Prayers for Florida. I hope everyone gets to safety.

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The results speak for themselves.

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The early learning collaboratives are still recovering from the pandemic, all while scaling to additional communities. Progress is slow, but sure.

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We found that Mississippians overwhelmingly agree that pre-K and early learning are important. Mississippians also demonstrated strong support for funding pre-K and early learning.

Read more of our analysis here: https://t.co/jtLSWoR5Hp

[Micayla Tatum @TatumMicayla]

Mississippians overwhelmingly agree that pre-K and early learning are important for their children’s future education. Learn more in our latest report.

[Mississippi First @Mississippi1st]

Findings from our comprehensive survey on early childhood education in Mississippi are now available. Learn what Mississippians think about early education and what this means for the future of the 0-5 space: https://t.co/OZmsymgyly

#EarlyChildhood #EarlyLearning

[Micayla Tatum @TatumMicayla]

CCAMPIS grants represent a small fraction of federal child care dollars, but this support for families in school illustrates the importance of child care and getting families into the workforce.

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Any institution of higher learning is eligible to apply for Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grants if the total amount of Pell grants awarded to enrolled students exceeded $350,000 for the previous year.

Two (6%) Mississippi institutions have CCAMPIS grants.

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This is a profoundly sad story that fundamentally changed my worldview. Please take the time to learn George Stinney Jr.’s story today.

[Innocence Project @innocence]

On this day 80 years ago, a Black 14-year-old boy named George Stinney Jr. was executed by the state of South Carolina for a crime he didn't commit. He was the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the 20th century, and was exonerated 70 years after his death.⁠

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@SpaceborneMedic @DailyMirror Really pleasant. I live in Mississippi where it’s hot and HUMID. 78 are the best days to be outside.

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@Phil_Lewis_ 🤯🤯🤯