With the announcement of its 2025–2026 scholarship recipients, the Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA) has reached a significant milestone—awarding a total of $471,000 in scholarships to 249 students across Mississippi community colleges and universities since 2006. For the upcom| Bagley College of Engineering
October 21, 2025, marks the 25th Annual Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day - a day to recognize the dedication, skill, and compassion of Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) and staff who nurture and educate our youngest learners every day. The post Shaping the Future: The Unseen Impact of Early Childhood Educators appeared first on YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce.| YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce
There is a strong demand for skilled, culturally competent teachers, particularly in Chicago, where schools face an ongoing teacher shortage.| St. Augustine College
Gerald B. Stringfellow, an accomplished and brilliant researcher, died on Friday, October 3, 250. Stringfellow was the Dean of the […] The post Gerald B. Stringfellow, distinguished ECE professor, has died appeared first on Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah.| Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah
It only takes one person to make one change. It only takes one person to make one discovery. This was […]| Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah
This story was originally posted on the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering website. A traditional digital camera splits […] The post ECE Engineers Develop High-Speed, High-Definition Hyperspectral Video Camera appeared first on Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah.| Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah
On September 15, 2025, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department hosted its second annual Chair’s List Luncheon, honoring top ECE […]| Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah
Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Rong-Rong Chen has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for a communications […]| Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah
The key obligation for governments is to resource the early childhood care and education sector in order to provide high quality, culturally sustaining provision, since research has reinforced that this serves both individual and societal long-term wellbeing. So why are they not doing this?| AKO
Jasmine Taankink (Ngā Mahanga-a-Tairi) is a second language speaker of te reo Māori committed to the intergenerational transmission of te reo in her whānau and community. She shares with us her hopes for her three moko.Read More| AKO
Qualified early childhood teachers bring deep knowledge, intentional teaching and powerful relationships that shape children’s futures. Ako hears from kaiako across Aotearoa about the life-changing difference their study has made, and why tamariki deserve nothing less than skilled, thoughtful educators from the very start. Read More| AKO
In this series, we celebrate the extraordinary mahi of educators across Aotearoa, whose passion and purpose shape the future every day. This month kindergarten head teacher Sally Griffin answers 12 questions about her unique powers.Read More| AKO
It’s often said that a nation’s budget reflects its values. If that’s true, then Budget 2025 tells us undeniably that children, especially our youngest tamariki, are not a priority. Read More| AKO
Did you know NZEI Te Riu Roa awards over $30,000 worth of scholarship funds each year to ECE teachers and support staff? Ako spoke to some of the 2024 recipients about how they used the funds and the impact it has had on their mahi.| AKO
ECE kaiako Jared Lambert received a scholarship from NZEI Te Riu Roa in 2024 and used the funds to help complete his Master of Psychology. He answered some questions about his experience of the scholarship.| AKO
Michelle Dons is kaiako matua at Matangi Āwhio kindergarten in Whakatū. She received an ECE scholarship from NZEI Te Riu Roa in 2024 to further her studies in how to promote and support emotional regulation in tamariki and kaiako in kindergarten. She writes about her experiences of the scholarship.| AKO
Thank you to all our Ako Journal readers and contributors this year. Here’s a roundup of our most-read articles published in 2024.| AKO
Last year, NZEI Te Riu Roa won an allowance for existing teachers who hold cultural knowledge and expertise to recognise the work they are already doing in kura, schools and kindergartens. It came into effect this year and the applications for the funding were overwhelming. Ngāmotu-based writer Emm| AKO
Last year, NZEI Te Riu Roa kindergarten members won a new addition in their collective agreement: ten-week-long paid sabbaticals for up to 20 head teachers each year. We are honoured to share excerpts from a generous and insightful diary written during one of the first sabbaticals earlier this year,| AKO
by Ché Walker, Career Coach Hi, it’s me again, your local Early Childhood Career Coach! I’m here to remind you that back-to-school prep isn’t just for kids! If you (or […]| Denver's Early Childhood Council