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Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 2000
Health problems impede the academic performance of 12 percent of students. Schools are in a unique position to help their state's Medicaid and children's health insurance programs connect with parents who lack health insurance for their children. This booklet provides suggestions to help school staff identify, inform, and help to enroll families…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Children
Cooley, Elizabeth A.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1989
The article describes a university-based program in which volunteers were paired one-on-one with developmentally disabled children and engaged in weekly outings. Procedures for recruiting, screening, training, and supervising volunteers are briefly described, and program evaluation data are presented. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Friendship
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The care and education of children is a primary task of all societies, and the role of parents, families, and communities is essential in this process. This directory describes the major activities of 218 non-governmental and governmental organizations, based in 38 Latin American and Caribbean countries, involved in early childhood care and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Community Programs, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
