School Readiness: Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps, Policymakers and Practitioners Conference
March 8, 2006 - Rhode Island KIDS COUNT co-sponsored a one day conference at the Brown University Faculty Club entitled School Readiness: Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps to share findings of the Princeton University / Brookings Institution Future of Children Journal volume on School Readiness. Dr. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, co-author and editor of the volumne, shared the findings of the journal with over 100 participants.

Conference Materials

Conference Agenda 

 Press Release 

Presenter Biographies 

Participants List 

Dr. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn's presentation 

Saving Black Boys 

Overview of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families 

Workshop Materials

Workshop Descriptions 

Breaking Down Barriers: CLASP Immigrant Families and Early Education Project 
Facilitator: Deeana Jang, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy

Reaching All Children? Understanding Early Care and Education Particpation Among Immigrant Families 

Immigrants in Rhode Island 

Neighborhood Impacts on Readiness: Strategies for Closing the Gap 
Facilitator: Charles Bruner, Executive Director, Child and Family Policy Center

Building Relationships with Parents and Family Child Care Providers 
Facilitators: Joyce Butler, Director, Ready to Learn Providence and Tania Quezeda, Coordinator of Community Learning; Carnell Jackie Jackson, Coordinator of Family Engagement; Nazly Guzman-Singletary, Assistant Director of AmeriCorps

Ready or Not? The Role of Early Childhood Investments in K-12 Education Reform 
Facilitator: Catherine B. Walsh, Deputy Director, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT

The conference was sponsored by the Princeton/Brookings Future of Children, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, the Center for Human Development at Brown University, the Education Research Section and the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families, and the Kauffman Foundation.