Kindergarten readiness: 'Bright Spots' in improving early education


  • March 31, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   early-learning,report-sci-early-education
Teacher talking to students in classroom
These “Bright Spots” in early education are shining examples of efforts across the country to improve educational opportunities for young children through early education policies and programs.

EntreCon: Quint Studer talks Business with Beck Partners


  • March 31, 2016
  • /   Rachael Gillette
  • /   video,entrecon
Quint Studer sits down with Justin Beck, of Beck Partners to learn how he implemented techniques to improve employee engagement.

Suskind brings her mission, message to Pensacola


  • March 30, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   studer-community-institute
Dr. Dana Suskind's visit to Pensacola will help build a burning platform on early education. But the heavy lifting is all ours to bear.

Dr. Dana Suskind video and photo gallery


  • March 30, 2016
  • /   Ron Stallcup
  • /   studer-community-institute
“If you care about your community, if you care about this country, (early education) is the biggest return on investment I can give to you all”

Break the procrastination cycle


  • March 29, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   training-development
How to win the battle of procrastination at work.

How to keep millennials from walking out the door


  • March 29, 2016
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   training-development
If you want the best possible shot at keeping your top young employees, you need to offer them a visible ladder to reach the next step up in their careers, with all the training and mentorship that may require.

What happened when a school assigned less homework?


  • March 28, 2016
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   education
A principal found that families became more engaged in more meaningful learning activities when her school began assigning less homework.

Shannon's Window: Teachers take us to school on kindergarten readiness


  • March 28, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
What do you do when you get a group of teachers of the year in one place? Pick their brains about why early learning matters to everyone in the community.

Kindergarten readiness a priority at Lincoln Park


  • March 26, 2016
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   early-learning,report-sci-early-education
Teacher talking to students in classroom
Lincoln Park Primary School has risen from the brink of closure to become a bright spot in Escambia County School District. Rising from an F to an A based on the state's rating system, Lincoln Park also scored a 100 kindergarten readiness rate.

FSU research looks at boosting early reading


  • March 26, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   early-learning,report-sci-early-education
Teacher talking to students in classroom
Researchers at Florida State University have spent six years studying how young children learn to recognize letters, read words and then put them in context to learn to read. It is research that has included children — and teachers — in the Pensacola metro area.