Early Childhood News

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JOBS
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One-year visiting position in developmental psychology
Psychology Department, Hamilton College
http://www.upstatenyherc.org/c/job.cfm?t2719=&sort=date%5F&t3961=&vnet=0&t2712=37786%2C37787&t3960=&keywords=&t2718=41218&site%5Fid=671&jb=10513407



Psychology - Assistant Professor in Childhood Development
Department of Psychology at the University of Richmond
http://as.richmond.edu/teaching/faculty-postings/psychology_assistant.html



Assistant Professor of Psychology, Development or Perception/Cognition
Rutgers University-Newark
http://www.ncas.rutgers.edu/assistant-professor-psychology-development-or-perceptioncognition



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CONFERENCES
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Free Webinar: Lined up around the block: Build Waiting Lists for Your ECE Program with ideas from the Fortune 500
July 11, 2012 2:00 PM EST Time
http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/lined-up-around-the-block-steal-ideas-from-the-fortune-500-to-build-waiting-lists-for-your-early-childhood-center/



Growing Up Under a Foreboding Budget Cloud: The Forecast for Government Spending on Children
Thursday, July 19, 2012, Noon-1:30 p.m. ET
In person or online
http://www.urban.org/events/Government-Spending-on-Children.cfm



2013 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
April 27 - May 1, 2013
San Francisco, California
http://www.aera.net/tabid/10208/Default.aspx



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RESOURCES
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For Families
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://families.naeyc.org/



Families Together in New York State
June 2012 Newsletter
http://www.ftnys.org/pdfs/june2012%20online%20newsletter.pdf



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GRANTS
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KaBoom! Let's Play Community Construction Grants
Application Deadline: July 20, 2012
http://kaboom.org/about_kaboom/programs/grants



US Dept of Education
Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities:
Technical Assistance Center to Support Implementation of Evidence-based Practices CFDA Number 84.326K Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=181154



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NEWS
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Young Brains Lack Skills for Sharing
07/05/12, Scientific American
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=young-brains-lack-skills-sharing



Childhood abuse linked to adult obesity in black women, study says
07/04/12, LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-abuse-obesity-20120703,0,7647143.story



How to get kids reading and writing over the summer
07/03/12, Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/how-to-get-kids-reading-and-writing-over-the-summer/2012/07/03/gJQADjOgKW_blog.html



More time in womb tied to better academic performance later in life
07/02/12, CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57465252-10391704/more-time-in-womb-tied-to-better-academic-performance-later-in-life/



Study links physical punishment to later mental disorders
07/02/12, USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-06-28/spanking-mental-problems/55964610/1?csp=34news



Report: CEOs Must Push for Investment in Early Education
06/28/12, Education Week
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/06/a_new_report_is_calling.html



New Detergent Pods Pose Poisoning Risk
06/27/12, NY Times
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/new-detergent-pods-pose-poisoning-risk/



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ADVOCACY
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Policy Update: NAEYC Children's Champions Update
NAEYC
http://www.naeyc.org/policy/federal/7_3_12



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Asil Özdoğru, PhD
Evaluation Specialist
Albany, New York 12203
Tel: (518) 690-4217 x 34
aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org