There are 4 article(s) tagged Urban Child Institute:

• September 2019

  • UTHSC study affirms link between air pollution, IQ loss, suggests folate could help

    Research project shows air pollution in city's southeast corridor is the highest; folate may help buffer drop in IQ.

    By Jane Roberts September 16, 2019

  • Diaper bank will address families’ needs in Shelby County

    The Mid-South Food Bank has partnered with the Urban Child Institute to help low-income parents and women in Shelby County by providing diapers and feminine care products through a new program called the Bare Needs Diaper Bank.

    By Christin Yates September 09, 2019

• August 2019

  • Four priorities will guide the Shelby County Schools board this year

    On the literacy front, the district is adding teacher assistants in second grade and implementing a phonics curriculum this year to ramp up a plan to hold back students in second grade if they don’t meet certain reading benchmarks in the 2021-22 school year.

    By Laura Faith Kebede August 02, 2019

• March 2019

  • Seize the Day: Laundromats join child literacy campaign

    To promote literacy and parent-child engagement in reading, Pinwheel Playroom is located in a place where parents have to spend time, and children get bored. For families with limited resources, laundromats are one of those places.

    By Mary C. McDonald March 14, 2019