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September 21, 2013
ACS President Lori McClung will lead the plenary “Integrating Communications Strategies into your Early Childhood System Building” at the 2013 National BUILD Initiative
Lori McClung’s presentation will provide attendees with tools they can use to successfully integrate communication into a statewide early childhood system-building effort and emphasizing that while it’s not always easy, when done right, smart communication strategies and tactics can be the difference between victory and failure! The BUILD Initiative helps states develop an early childhood system – […]
September 10, 2013
ACS Helps Parents Find Quality Child Care and Early Learning Opportunities
Identifying the right childcare or preschool provider can be incredibly stressful for parents. It’s a decision that helps to lay the groundwork for a child’s future success. In Arizona, ACS client First Things First (FTF) has just launched a new website, QualityFirstAZ.com, to help parents identify what quality care looks like and find a quality child […]
August 21, 2013
State still unsure what this year’s high school freshmen will need to pass to graduate
“High school freshmen will soon start their high school careers without knowing what test – or tests – they will have to pass to graduate. Graduation testing in Ohio is in an odd state of limbo, with the old Ohio Graduation Test about to end, and a new series of tests coming soon that multiple […]
August 16, 2013
Ohio legislators try to repeal Common Core school standards
“Just weeks before Ohio children return to school, conservative lawmakers introduced a last-minute bill yesterday to block new and more-rigorous curriculum guidelines championed by governors and education leaders. Opponents of the Common Core standards hope to throw the brakes on what they fear is a federal takeover of education.”
July 7, 2013
Cincinnati Enquirer
ACS client, Every Child Succeeds is front-page news regarding their national model to reduce infant mortality—data show that Every Child Succeeds has dropped infant mortality rate evenly across racial lines to 4.7 per 1,000 births! Read more below and click on the link to view the entire in-depth story. “What’s the best way to reduce […]
June 24, 2013
Via The Ohio 8 Coalition, ACS client, Cincinnati Public Schools’ innovative model for turning schoolhouses into Community Learning Centers has earned the district a National Community School Award for Excellence by the National Coalition for Community Schools.
June 12, 2013
ACS Client, The Ohio 8 Coalition, includes the State’s largest urban school districts — Akron, Canton, Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland and Youngstown. The Akron Beacon Journal article below found that students from these districts were 3.3 times more likely to be hit by a vehicle than in surrounding suburban districts because the state offers […]
May 9, 2013
ACS New Client: Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
Great work is only half of an organization’s success; the other half is sharing the story. That’s why the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority recently hired ACS to help boost its communications muscle. ACS will provide the Port with a new set of messages that clearly demonstrate its value to turn the surrounding community and residents […]
April 17, 2013
ACS leaders Lori McClung and Scarlett Bouder are presenting two public engagement and advocacy workshop sessions at the 2013 National Smart Start Conference in Greensboro, NC, April 29 — May 2. The workshop topics are “Prepare Your Organization to Build an Early Childhood Public Awareness Effort” on Wednesday, May 1, from 1:30-3:00 and “Advocacy, Communication […]