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THRIVEcast - Focused on Flint Kids Thriving
THRIVEcast, presented by the Flint Center for Educational Excellence, explores the people, programs, and research shaping a community where every Flint child can thrive. Each episode highlights the center’s work with schools, families, and community partners to build an educational ecosystem that supports Flint kids’ success and wellbeing.
Episodes
6 episodes
Attendance Starts Early: Building Success from Day One
Attendance is often viewed as a concern for older students, but the habits that support lifelong success begin much earlier. In this episode of THRIVEcast, education leaders explore the connection between early childhood attendance, school read...
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Why Kindergarten Readiness Can’t Wait
Kindergarten readiness is often reduced to learning letters and numbers, but true readiness begins long before a child ever enters a classroom. In this episode of THRIVEcast, education and community leaders discuss the critical role early child...
Second Chances: Education After Juvenile Justice
Chronic absenteeism is often seen as a student problem - but what if it’s really a systems problem? In this episode of THRIVEcast, we unpack the complex realities facing students involved in the juvenile justice system. From undiagnosed learnin...
Why Attendance Matters: Understanding and Addressing Absenteeism
This episode of Thrive Cast continues an important conversation on chronic school absenteeism, exploring the complex and often overlooked reasons students struggle to attend school consistently. From transportation challenges and unstable housi...
Why Students Miss School: Understanding Chronic Absenteeism
In this episode of THRIVEcast, we discuss the growing issue of chronic school absenteeism and the many barriers that can prevent students from attending school consistently. Through perspectives from education leaders, youth advocates, m...
March is Reading Month: Laying the Foundation for Lifelong Learning
In this episode of THRIVEcast, host Dawn Hibbard talks with Dr. Nina Hasty about the critical importance of early grade reading skills and how they set the stage for future academic success. They explore how children learn to decode, com...