The Institute for Child Success is partnering with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts to host Creativity Connects Charleston: Early STEM Learning Through the Arts. This free, one-day symposium will focus on early childhood arts integration and STEM. It will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 7 at The Gibbes Museum of Art, at […]
Special thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Charleston for inviting our CEO, John Read, to speak during their April 19 lunch meeting! Kiwanis is an international organization that is dedicated to improving the world one child, one community at a time.
TCCC’s Kindergarten Readiness Network, which is convened by Trident United Way, is expected take a key vote on May 23. Last year, the network voted to proceed into a due-diligence period with Family Connects, an evidence-based program that’s intended to serve all families with newborns in the region. Through Family Connects, nurses visit newborns and their families at […]
TCCC’s High School Graduation Network is working on the following topics: College and Career Readiness Disconnected Youth FAFSA Completion Students with Special Needs The College and Career Readiness project team met earlier this month to discuss next steps, and it has become evident that the work is pivoting toward a set of outcomes and attributes that align with […]
A ready supply of well-prepared principals as instructional leaders in every school is an essential component of an educator talent development strategy. In the 2016-2017 school year, about a quarter of tri-county schools had principals who had been at their school for two years or less. There is, at present, no discernible pipeline that assures excellent […]
TCCC has hired LaTisha Vaughn-Brandon as Director of Networks and Community Engagement. Vaughn-Brandon will take responsibility for TCCC’s Kindergarten Readiness Network and will lead TCCC’s efforts to expand and deepen connections with community groups across the education continuum. She will work with a board-level committee and grassroots community groups to engage parents, students, caregivers, teachers […]
Thanks to those who participated in TCCC’s High School Graduation Network College and Career Readiness Workgroup meeting today!
Several media outlets covered the release of our Regional Education Report: Chapter 4. Check out the stories and videos below: Latest tri-county report demands major changes to combat educational inequality Palmetto Business Daily – April 7, 2018 TCCC releases fourth annual Regional Education Report WCBD News 2 – April 5, 2018 TCCC releases fourth annual […]
StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for every child, is offering a scholarship opportunity for current high school seniors and students enrolled in a post-secondary institution in communities served by a partnership in its Cradle to Career Network. Because of the work of TCCC, students in the tri-county region are eligible for the […]
Thank you to all who attended this morning’s Community Leadership Council meeting, where we released the Regional Education Report: Chapter 4!
