The Children’s Defense Fund’s main focus is to provide a voice for all children.
Their mission statement states:
“CDF provides a strong, effective and independent voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investments before they get sick, drop out of school, get into trouble or suffer family breakdown.”
This past newsletter I received went out right before the forth of July and it was a “Declaration for Dependents”, it was a declaration for our children. What needs to be done in order to provide for them.
They also discussed “Closing The Achievement Gap Before It Starts”, they want everyone to have equal opportunity and some cultures are suffering and they want to close those gaps.
Another issues that were discussed were, “Making the Case for Full-Day Kindergarten”, “From Freedom Rides to Freedom Schools”, “Dozens of Dynamic Workshops at Proctor Institute”, and “Happy 45th Anniversary Medicaid”.
Another issues that were discussed were, “Making the Case for Full-Day Kindergarten”, “From Freedom Rides to Freedom Schools”, “Dozens of Dynamic Workshops at Proctor Institute”, and “Happy 45th Anniversary Medicaid”.
After reading the newsletter for this weeks assignment I did see the connection between our weekly topic and the newsletter. In the newsletter I read about “Closing The Achievement Gap Before It Starts”, this article is about not having achievement differences between different races. Its showing that our culture is changing and we are trying to bring equality to education.
I also believe that the Children’s Defense Fund’s mission to give all children a voice relates to our topic. All children include all children from different cultures, different backgrounds, etc.
I like the concept of “Declaration for Dependents” and that CDF is "a strong, effective and independent voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby or speak for themselves." I look forward to learning more about their work specifically around the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. Thanks for your post.
ReplyDeleteThis website sounds like a valuable resource and the newletter seemed to have wonderful articles about important issues/trends in our field. The organization I chose also had information related to this week's topic of cultural diversity. It seems that educators are constantly hearing the need to close the achievement gaps between different races. Many programs have been put into affect to try and help with this issue. Hopefully as the nation prepares to handle the changing demographics, the strategies used will also help with the achievement gaps.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the Children's Defense Funds main focus. We all have to be a voice for young children. They are so helpless, and we as educators and organization need to make people knowledgeable and understanding of young children's needs in order to make a positive difference in their lives.