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March 20, 2020
Omaha, Neb. — The Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska today released a statewide survey in Nebraska to assess the impact of COVID-19 on ... More
February 11, 2020
The Boone Beginnings center is being built to help meet demand in the county--roughly 80 area children have no child care available at all. Similar projects in Red Cloud ... More
February 07, 2020
Doctoral Students Eligible to Receive $25,000 Fellowship for Multidisciplinary Research Omaha, Neb. — The Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Neb... More
January 31, 2020
Susan Sarver, director of workforce planning and development at the Buffett Institute, provides an overview of the Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission's r... More
January 30, 2020
Too Much at Risk: Critical Responsibility Is Placed on a Workforce That Is Undervalued and Underpaid Lincoln, Neb. — There is an urgent need to prioritize the early... More
January 16, 2020
Speech teacher Erin Pusch with the finished "brains" at the end of the Brain Game at Mount View Elementary School. By Matthew Hansen, Managing Editor On a recent m... More
December 17, 2019
By Matthew Hansen, Managing Editor The mother and daughter reach the bus stop just after dawn each school morning. On some mornings, like this one, it snows and the ... More
More Metro PreK - Grade 3 Students Included in 2018-19 Evaluation Omaha, Neb. — The largest, most comprehensive birth – Grade 3 demonstration program in the n... More
October 28, 2019
Left, Sam Meisels, who started his career as an early childhood classroom teacher, poses with his class in 1972. Top right, after decades as a researcher and professor, M... More
September 23, 2019
By Matthew Hansen, Managing Editor The police chief came because he can’t forget the family he once knew too well. The father of the family sold drugs. Bryan Waugh, then... More
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