News Archive
September 8, 2016
Bertie County teachers will receive live webcam coaching to boost their support for struggling elementary school readers...
September 5, 2016
Over the years, “Abecedarian” would become synonymous with positive, long-term effects of high-quality early care and education...
September 2, 2016
The seminal Carolina Institute for Research on Early Education for the Handicapped, one of FPG's largest projects, spanned ten years...
August 26, 2016
John F. Kennedy had planted the seeds for the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute the month before he was assassinated...
August 24, 2016
Two FPG projects have received recognition for their groundbreaking work: “Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules” (AFIRM) and the “State Implementation and Scaling-Up of Evidence-Based Practices Center” (SISEP)...
July 25, 2016
A recording for a webinar on a new report, "Parenting Matters: Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8 from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families," is now available online...
July 5, 2016
Two hundred respected researchers, policymakers, and practitioners participated in FPG's conference to envision and enable better outcomes for young children and their families...
June 20, 2016
The U.S. Department of Education’s “Key Data Highlights on Equity and Opportunity Gaps in our Nation’s Public Schools” informs many issues that intersect with FPG's work...
June 7, 2016
New research combining eight large child care studies reveals that preschools prepare children to succeed academically when teachers provide higher quality instruction...
June 1, 2016
New research combining eight large child care studies reveals that preschools prepare children to succeed academically when teachers provide higher quality instruction...
May 30, 2016
This "Advancing Knowledge, Enhancing Lives" panel took an in-depth look at Diversity...
May 30, 2016
This "Advancing Knowledge, Enhancing Lives" conference panel explored better outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families...
May 30, 2016
FPG's "Advancing Knowledge, Enhancing Lives" conference included this panel of experts on Early Care and Education...
May 27, 2016
Jacqueline Jones delivered "Early Care and Education: 50 Years of Progress and the Challenges Ahead" at the "Advancing Knowledge, Enhancing Lives" Conference...
May 25, 2016
Watch former NC Governor Jim Hunt’s Keynote Address for the FPG 50th Anniversary Dinner, which set the stage for FPG's seminal 2-day planning conference...
May 23, 2016
On May 24 and 25, FPG is live-streaming "Advancing Knowledge, Enhancing Lives: A Vision for Children and Families," the groundbreaking planning conference...
May 18, 2016
Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt will be honored by FPG with a lifetime achievement award for public service...
May 17, 2016
Ann P. Turnbull, a premier scholar of family systems theory in special education, was honored with a national J. E. Wallace Wallin Special Education Lifetime Achievement Award...
May 17, 2016
Jacqueline Jones will deliver the keynote address for "Advancing Knowledge, Enhancing Lives: A Vision for Children and Families," FPG’s groundbreaking planning conference...
May 17, 2016
FPG is celebrating its 50th anniversary by spearheading a two-day conference to envision and enable better outcomes for young children and their families...
