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September 20, 2021
Positive Results from GAR Foundation’s STARS: Supporting Teachers and Ready Students
Akron, Ohio (Sept. 16, 2021) – With the beginning of a new school year, GAR Foundation analyzed the first two years of data from its STARS (Supporting Teachers and Ready […]
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March 25, 2021
STARS 2.0: Still Seeing STARS
Last week, we heard of the new $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, President Biden’s massive relief and stimulus bill that aims to support economic recovery for the millions of American […]
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January 14, 2021
Two Years of STARS: Supporting Teachers & Ready Students
It’s fair to say that education begins the moment we see children as innately curious and open to the world around them. (That’s every child from birth!) That moment is […]
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October 08, 2019
Not just babysitting: initiative aims to improve early childhood education in Akron
By: Jennifer Pignolet, Akron Beacon Journal For a moment, Tequlla Thomas almost had all four 2-year-olds sitting together on their floor cushions in preparation for story time at Lois Lester’s […]
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June 20, 2019
Shooting for the STARS in Akron
By: Michael Douglas, Akron Beacon Journal, Editorial Page Editor Kirstin Toth shared a long article in the New York Times Magazine with the board of the GAR Foundation. The foundation […]
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March 29, 2019
Why the first five years matter…to our kids, to Akron, and our foundation
Over the last year, GAR Foundation has been working with key community partners to take a closer look at a systems-focused strategy that will enhance early learning and childcare in […]
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February 19, 2019
What is STARS?
A new early childhood learning initiative from GAR Foundation called STARS: Supporting Teachers and Ready Students will engage a group of 24 community-based preschools and day care providers in Akron to participate […]
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