We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Pegah Faed as the new executive director of First 5 Marin Children and Families Commission! Dr. Faed started work this week, and will lead her first commission meeting on Wednesday.* Before joining First 5 Marin, Dr. Faed served as the director of “Our Children Our Families Council” in San Francisco. She…
First 5 Marin Opening: Executive Director
First 5 Marin seeks a strategic, forward thinking, and highly collaborative leader to serve as its next Executive Director. In close collaboration with the First 5 Marin Commission and community stakeholders, the Executive Director will co-develop and execute on a community vision that all children in Marin have the opportunity to be healthy and are…
Ready for School? Executive Function = Success
“It’s no surprise that there’s good science that links Executive Function to empathy, pro-social behavior, emotional regulation, delayed gratification, and peer relationships. READ MORE–
Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why– by Paul Tough
Link to the article about this book in the Stanford Social Innovation Review–
Marin Voice: Marin needs to talk about its opportunity gap – by Amy Reisch
“I believe that Marin can become something more than just the wealthiest county, a place where every child can learn and grow to the best of his or her potential. Let’s begin by embracing and celebrating our diversity, and by talking frankly about equity. Greater equity of opportunity will produce greater equity in results and…
Study: US Preschool Enrollment Low Among Developed Nations
Only 66% of American 4-year-olds are enrolled in early childhood education, placing the United States “well below average compared to other developed countries at a time of increasing focus on early learning…” http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/11/24/us/ap-us-education-world-look-.html?ref=aponline&_r=2
Education Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Growing Wider
“On the day they start kindergarten, children from families of low socioeconomic status are already more than a year behind the children of college graduates in their grasp of both reading and math.” READ MORE in The New York Times–
Marin Voice: Long-lasting lessons learned in early childhood education
Kindergarten skills are important life skills. Op-ed by Amy Reisch, executive director of First 5 Marin– READ MORE in The Marin Independent Journal–
Early Childhood Education Offers Unique Chance For Bipartisan Consensus
“The presidential candidates of both parties would do well to make (early childhood education) a defining issue of the election– encouraging governments and the private sector to cooperate in boosting Pre-K learning programs.” Read more in Forbes.com–
How Children’s Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood
Read the findings from a 20-Year study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the outcomes of children screened in kindergarten. READ MORE–