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California teacher's family engagement efforts earn national honor

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sergio de Alba of Los Banos, California has long recognized the power of family engagement to create stronger families and stronger communities. For twenty-two years, he's been committed to helping families in his rural farming community build deeper connections with their school and to creating an environment where all cultures, needs, and backgrounds are embraced. His success in this effort earned him the title of 2023 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year, a national designation that recognizes outstanding educators who are exceptional in engaging families in learning.

Key Points: 
  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sergio de Alba of Los Banos, California has long recognized the power of family engagement to create stronger families and stronger communities.
  • "For nearly three decades, Toyota has partnered with NCFL to recognize and celebrate successful family engagement programs across the country," says Goss.
  • "Time and again we've seen the power of family engagement to impact student achievement and kickstart a legacy of multigenerational educational success.
  • As runner-up, Dr. Tyner will receive a $5,000 grant award to support her family engagement efforts.

NCFL to lead Statewide Family Engagement Centers in North Carolina and Nebraska

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Education has selected the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) to establish and lead the new North Carolina Statewide Family Engagement Center (NC SFEC) and to continue its leadership of the Nebraska Statewide Family Engagement Center (NE SFEC).

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Education has selected the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) to establish and lead the new North Carolina Statewide Family Engagement Center (NC SFEC) and to continue its leadership of the Nebraska Statewide Family Engagement Center (NE SFEC).
  • National nonprofit receives federal grants to lead two statewide family engagement centers.
  • The North Carolina SFEC award represents a new opportunity for NCFL and its partners—including the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Book Harvest, North Carolina Parents as Teachers, University of North Carolina Greensboro, and local education agencies—to work together on family engagement strategies.
  • "Partnering with the National Center for Families Learning to create a North Carolina Statewide Family Engagement Center will help bridge the gap between families and schools.

Legacy in Action: National Center for Families Learning awards three winners in Sharon Darling Innovation Fund Family Learning System Challenge

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- STEM lessons from a telenovela. An alumni network that builds on preschool family learning achievements once children reach kindergarten. A playbook for teaching parents how to play with their children. These three distinct programs topped more than 360 applicants for the Sharon Darling Innovation Fund Family Learning System Challenge, from National Center for Families Learning. The winning organizations – Literacy Partners of New York, Bright Beginnings in Washington, D.C., and Oregon State University – will each receive $30,000 to implement their project.

Key Points: 
  • These three distinct programs topped more than 360 applicants for the Sharon Darling Innovation Fund Family Learning System Challenge, from National Center for Families Learning .
  • National Center for Families Learning awarded 3 Sharon Darling Innovation Fund Family Learning System Challenge winners.
  • Established in honor of NCFL's founder, the Sharon Darling Innovation Fund was created to develop and test new family learning breakthroughs across the country.
  • We must work together, consider innovative ideas for improving family learning systems, and nurture and spread the ideas that work.

National nonprofit launches bold new vision for equity

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- When the world shut down in the spring of 2020, Katlyn Rivera, a single mother living in Yuma, Arizona, lost her job and took on the role of teacher for her children. The family endured isolation and hardship, and her oldest son fell behind academically. She joined the family literacy program at O.C. Johnson Elementary School in 2021, only intending to learn more about positive discipline for her son in a six-week class. She said, "When I came to this program I said, 'I'm just here to learn. I'm not here to make friends.'" What she found, though, was a community of support for her whole family—and it's why she has continued to come back to engage in learning and gain access to opportunities for her family. The impact of the pandemic is still being felt today by Katlyn and so many other families; its aftermath will continue to pose a challenge if we cannot find deeper ways to partner with families and communities.

Key Points: 
  • To learn more about the family learning systems approach to advancing equity in communities, read NCFL's new resource.
  • If deep collaboration is desired within and across communities, that same approach is necessary at a national level.
  • National organizations with meaningful and innovative approaches to support children, families, and communities can accomplish more with shared commitments to advancing a vision for more equitable communities.
  • NCFL invites communities to join the 60x30 campaign for advancing family learning systems to support equitable communities for generations to come.

Toyota Spreads Kindness and Joy This Holiday Season

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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PLANO, Texas, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the holidays upon us, Toyota is celebrating the joy of the season with a special message about spreading kindness. "Like No One's Watching," the first of two Toyota holiday ads, debuted last night during NBC's primetime special, "Christmas in Rockefeller Center," with a personalized throw from a show host.

Key Points: 
  • PLANO, Texas, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --With the holidays upon us, Toyota is celebrating the joy of the season with a special message about spreading kindness.
  • "Like No One's Watching," the first of two Toyota holiday ads, debuted last night during NBC's primetime special, "Christmas in Rockefeller Center," with a personalized throw from a show host.
  • "Toyota's holiday message focuses on simple acts of kindness and encourages people to connect with their communities this holiday season," said Lisa Materazzo, group vice president, Toyota Marketing, Toyota Motor North America.
  • In the spirit of celebrating those that serve others, Toyota is giving back to our community heroes: teachers.

Service-learning model for families receives Congressional Resolution

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creating a community garden; making the route to school safer for pedestrians; organizing donation drives to benefit elderly community members—the common thread that is woven throughout these projects is that they were all carried out by families using a service-learning model developed by the National Center for Families Learning. NCFL is a national nonprofit that supports family success and well-being through education by partnering with communities on initiatives where families develop their literacy and leadership skills.

Key Points: 
  • Family Service Learning is a tool to improve communities and support families in reaching their goals.
  • Family Service Learning is a co-designed, research-based learning process in which families identify problems within their own communities and carry out service projects to address them.
  • On November 14th, Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) introduced a Congressional resolution that designates November 14-18, 2022, as National Family Service Learning Week.
  • Education solutions, such as Family Service Learning, are embedded into NCFL's research-backed model programming and pathways in family literacy, family engagement, and family leadership.

Arizona educator receives national honor for her family engagement efforts

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivonne Ortiz of Mesa, Arizona, knows the power of positive thinking when it comes to achieving goals. She is a cheerleader for the students in her family literacy program, helping them to build confidence in themselves and to realize their educational and career goals. Her ability to work with students to turn their aspirations and dreams into action helped earn her the title of 2022 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year, a national designation that recognizes outstanding educators who are exceptional in engaging families in learning. 

Key Points: 
  • Ivonne Ortiz, a Mesa Public Schools family literacy instructor, is the 2022 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year.
  • Ortiz, and runner-up Dae Selcer of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, were surprised with news of their awards earlier this month.
  • Prior to becoming an educator, Ortiz was an adult student in the district's family literacy program.
  • As runner-up, Selcer's school will receive a $5,000 grant award to support her family engagement efforts.

National family education nonprofit announces research advisory council

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) today announces the launch of its Research Advisory Council (RAC), a group of 12 experts from across the U.S. supporting NCFL's research and evaluation efforts that are crucial to spreading and scaling effective practices and programs rooted in the needs of children and families.

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  • National Center for Families Learning convenes researchers from prominent organizations to inform family learning evaluation, practices, and policy context
    LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) today announces the launch of its Research Advisory Council (RAC), a group of 12 experts from across the U.S. supporting NCFL's research and evaluation efforts that are crucial to spreading and scaling effective practices and programs rooted in the needs of children and families.
  • Collectively, the group has helped secure at least $60 million in research and evaluation funding for their institutions.
  • "The Research Advisory Council is an important step to help us meet NCFL's vision of establishing coordinated and aligned family learning systems in 60 communities by 2030, built with and for families, to increase education and economic outcomes and create more equitable communities."
  • "NCFL's Board of Directors is committed to supporting and learning from our newly formed Research Advisory Council," says Dr. Vikki Katz, who is a professor at Chapman University's School of Communication and a member of the NCFL Board.

Statewide Family Engagement Center to launch in Colorado

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Education has selected the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) to create and lead the Colorado Statewide Family Engagement Center (CO SFEC). In partnership with Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC), and the Black Parent Network (BPN), the CO SFEC will build the capacity of families, schools, and communities to address learning recovery and related impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as implement practices and systems to improve student development and family well-being.

Key Points: 
  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Education has selected the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) to create and lead the Colorado Statewide Family Engagement Center (CO SFEC).
  • The Colorado SFEC will support COVID-19 learning recovery and academic achievement through family engagement.
  • "We're thrilled for this opportunity to enhance family engagement efforts with key partners and stakeholders across the state of Colorado through the establishment of a Statewide Family Engagement Center," says NCFL's President and CEO, Dr. Felicia C. Smith.
  • Dr. Katy Anthes, Commissioner, CDE
    The five-year grant, under the Statewide Family Engagement Centers Program (84.310A), will total $4,773,464.

Toyota Kicks Off the Holiday Season with a Message of Togetherness

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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PLANO, Texas, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --As the holiday spirit sets in, Toyota is celebrating the season of coming together with a special holiday message.

Key Points: 
  • PLANO, Texas, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --As the holiday spirit sets in, Toyota is celebrating the season of coming together with a special holiday message.
  • "Bookstore," the first of two Toyota holiday ads, debuted last night during NBC's primetime special, "Christmas in Rockefeller Center," with a personalized throw from a show host.
  • Toyota continues the holiday spirit with a message of joy later this month with a CGI-developed spot titled "Nora's Joy," produced in both English and Spanish.
  • "We're looking forward to sharing an uplifting message of coming together to celebrate the true meaning of the season."