COMET 4 Children

09/06/2022

Age, gender, zip code, race, ethnicity, assessment scores, attendance. These are all singular pieces that make up a person’s story. Put enough of those pieces together across a few people and you have a data set. Make a few collections of those pieces over time and now you have something powerful. This recent blog post was shared by our collaborative guru, Andrew Remillard. Take a look https://zcu.io/hWnW

One of the most common challenges I encounter when talking with our partners is how can you create and use a data set that dives deeper than race and zip code to not only satisfy reporting requirements from current and potential funders but drive real change and progress?

08/31/2022

Team building at the ballpark.

08/30/2022

Children’s Institute (CI) always enjoys ramping up our work as the summer wanes. It is at that time that our team gets to reconnect with school staff and youth and focus on our mission: Joining together to raise every child’s complete wellbeing and our vision: Supportive communities where every ...

08/27/2022

Students have begun to narrow pandemic-era learning gaps, but the delays in learning are significant and in many cases, the recorded progress is disproportionate, several data points from the 2021-22 school year show. K-12 Dive https://zcu.io/4xUt

State assessment data and multiple studies about testing performance show year-over-year progress that still falls below pre-pandemic results.

08/24/2022

Did you know that COMET's child-centric data management and reporting tools have been tailored by organizations doing the same work as you? Leverage over a decade of customizations to help you improve outcomes for your children. Let's talk about your kids https://zcu.io/TcZq

08/23/2022

“Research shows that these early years are essential in helping students succeed academically and socially,” said Mark Schneider, director of the Institute of Education Sciences, in a statement when enrollment levels first dropped in 2021.” Institute of Education Sciences https://zcu.io/yLUo

When broken down by grade, however, fall 2021 enrollment data shows a 14% increase for pre-K and a 5% increase for kindergarten.

08/22/2022

From kindergarten all the way through college, educators are trying to convey a sense of normalcy, and for Dr. Richard Martini, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the University of Utah, that push comes with added baggage. https://zcu.io/3Uzm

From kindergartners to college students, what should parents be doing to monitor their child's mental health?

08/18/2022

Subscribe to our newsletter! Our Kindred Spirits Newsletter provides monthly resources, best practices, and information ​for those who share COMET's passion for using data to improve the lives of children. https://zcu.io/yaWw

08/18/2022

Conflicting guidance, rules, and court decisions regarding staff vaccinations and mask-wearing are having an adverse impact on Head Start’s early education program, said the National Head Start Association. K-12 Dive https://zcu.io/1EF5

The organization argues that conflicting mandates are creating barriers for children to access the federal early education programs.

08/15/2022

Detroit school district officials are planning more aggressive steps to reverse a rise in chronic absenteeism, a huge obstacle to their efforts to help students recover academically from the impact of the pandemic. Detroit Public Schools Community District https://zcu.io/oOat

Detroit schools will introduce a new set of intervention initiatives to combat the climbing rates of chronic absenteeism since the start of the pandemic.

08/11/2022

Sharing a new resource - The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health recently released “Addressing Suspension and Expulsion in Early Childhood Education Settings: An Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Informed Approach.” The briefing paper was developed by the Alliance’s Policy & Systems Development Workgroup in support of the advocacy work many state AIMHs are engaged in around suspension and expulsion in early childhood education settings. Read the resource: https://conta.cc/3QdKyhz

08/01/2022

Hope Squad Rachel's Challenge https://zcu.io/M0hb

The emotional well-being of students is the north star for educators in Linden Public Schools, an urban district in New Jersey. What other districts call SEL has been retitled "social-emotional cognitive growth."