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Item Bridging Child Welfare and Education Systems(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2016)University of Minnesota Children, Youth & Family Consortium (CYFC) in partnership with the Minnesota chapter of the Child Welfare and Education Learning Community (CWELC) conducted a brief online survey in spring 2014 to gather initial information on how professionals who work in child welfare and education facilitate collaboration across systems. Building on the results of the survey, we held eight focus groups across Minnesota where direct-service professionals from child welfare and education sectors discussed barriers to, as well as creative strategies for, enabling work across systems. All focus group conversations included people representing both child welfare and education sectors.This infographic summarizes the findings of those focus groups. For the full report, see "Building Collaborations Across Child Welfare and Education Systems," also available on the University Digital Conservancy.Item Building Collaborations Across Child Welfare and Education Systems(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2016-01) Langworthy, Sara; Robertson, Lauren; Bhakta, SanjanaUniversity of Minnesota Children, Youth & Family Consortium (CYFC) in partnership with the Minnesota chapter of the Child Welfare and Education Learning Community (CWELC) conducted a brief online survey in spring 2014 to gather initial information on how professionals who work in child welfare and education facilitate collaboration across systems. Building on the results of the survey, we held eight focus groups across Minnesota where direct-service professionals from child welfare and education sectors discussed barriers to, as well as creative strategies for, enabling work across systems. All focus group conversations included people representing both child welfare and education sectors.This report discusses the findings of those focus groups. For an infographic summary, see "Bridging Child Welfare and Education Systems," also available on the University Digital Conservancy.Item Collaboration Across Minnesota Child Welfare and Education Systems(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2014) Langworthy, Sara; Larson, AnitaIn March of 2014, University of Minnesota Extension Children Youth & Family Consortium (CYFC) in partnership with the Minnesota chapter of the Child Welfare and Education Learning Community (CWELC) developed a brief online survey to explore barriers to, and factors for collaboration across education and child welfare systems. In addition to identifying barriers, this survey also sought out creative strategies from professionals about overcoming those barriers to provide the best services possible to Minnesota children and families. This report summarizes the results of this survey.Item Falling Behind: Understanding the Educational Disparities Faced by Immigrant Latino Students in the U.S.(University of Minnesota Extension, 2016-04) Alvarez, Silvia; Michaels, Cari; Hurtado, Monica; Roldan, Mitch; Duran-Graybow, IsabelItem Get the Data, Share the Data, Use the Data Recommendations from the three-state Child Welfare and Education Learning Community (CWELC) project(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2014) Langworthy, Sara; Robertson, LaurenThe Child Welfare and Education Learning Community (CWELC) project strives to address some of these shared challenges and bridge these two systems. Practitioners, policymakers, and researchers from child welfare and education systems in Illinois, Minnesota, and North Carolina have worked together for two years to address shared and unique challenges facing child welfare and education systems in the three states. This report summarizes challenges and opportunities identified by the group and recommends actions to better promote data gathering, sharing and use to enhance educational and health outcomes for children and families.Item Options for a Responsive and Accountable Early Childhood System in Minnesota: Minnesota Family Impact Seminars Briefing Report, 2008(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2008)This is the first in a series of annual Family Impact Seminars in Minnesota. The Family Impact Seminars (FIS) are a project of the University of Minnesota’s Children, Youth, and Family Consortium (CYFC) and seek to promote a family perspective in policy development, convene dialogue among policymakers, analyze the impact public policies have on families, and connect family-relevant research and state policymaking. This report provides a written background for the FIS speakers’ presentations. It includes two new ways of examining public policy through 1) the lens of the ecological model and, 2) by using the Family Impact Checklist. It contains current and projected Minnesota population data for children from birth though five-years-old. Finally, Louise Stoney, who has helped many states develop and establish systems for early care and education, has prepared a brief summary of some of her research along with examples of models from other states. The report concludes with unanswered questions, framed in an ecological perspective.Item Poverty as the Root Cause of Poor Educational and Mental Health Outcomes for Young Children(University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2010) Pigatti, Leah; Rethwisch, FranUniversity of Minnesota Children, Youth & Family Consortium embarked on an effort to explore interactions of Education and Health Disparities in the context of an ecological perspective is a significant area of necessary discussion, especially for programs such as Early Head Start and Head Start. Because of CYFC's diverse experiences working with children and families living in poverty, they believe the integration of family mental health services is necessary for effective intervention. This report summarizes the efforts of early childhood education programs and four levels of mental health involvement and support that CYFC believes needs to be present for successful outcomes.