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Addressing Bias and Advancing Equity in State Policy
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Coburn, Katrina; Keating, Kim; Jennings-Shaffer, Jennifer – ZERO TO THREE, 2021
This article explores the many ways in which states can and are addressing racial equity in problem solving and policymaking. The authors explore national data that make the case for addressing bias and advancing equity in state policy; share strategies and best practices for engaging families and communities; and provide examples of policies that…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Equal Education, State Policy, Best Practices
New Jersey Babies Count, 2018: A Statewide Profile of Infants and Toddlers
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Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2018
Advocating for quality early care and education has been an Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) priority for many years, starting with the commitment to ensure that children in disadvantaged communities have the opportunity for state-funded, full-day preschool. ACNJ firmly believes that the path to success in school and in life starts with…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Educational Quality, Access to Education
Prenatal Influences: The Mothers Who Read to Their Children Prenatally.
Plowcha, Melanie – 1989
A study was conducted to determine if pregnant women read to their unborn child. A randomly selected sample of 47 pregnant women in the Toms River, New Jersey area between the ages of 20 and 35, visiting their obstetricians' offices for monthly checkups were chosen for the study. A questionnaire was administered to mothers in the waiting room…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship
A Statewide Public and Professional Education Program on Fragile X Syndrome.
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Keenan, Jennifer; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1992
A project developed to increase public and professional awareness of fragile X syndrome in New Jersey resulted in increased efforts at diagnostic screening, provision of client and family support services, and prevention. The program proved to be a cost-effective method for increasing community awareness of a genetic disease on a statewide level.…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Programs, Congenital Impairments, Cost Effectiveness
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol and Other Drug Effects. A Guide for Teachers.
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of General Academic Education. – 1991
This curriculum guide on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is intended to help meet New Jersey secondary-level learning objectives in the area of chemical health education. The guide is organized into six sections, each with a conceptual statement, content outline, specific objectives, and lesson plans. The six sections and corresponding major concepts…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Congenital Impairments, Curriculum
Programs for Preventing the Causes of Mental Retardation.
Oliphant, Peter S.; And Others – 1985
This monograph, which reports findings from the New Jersey Governor's Council on the Prevention of Mental Retardation, discusses the scope of mental retardation (MR), its causes, identification of people at risk, and prevention methods. The Council cites several cost-effective prevention programs, such as vaccination programs and prenatal care…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology