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[email protected] Children ages six to 17 the child’s exploration, signifying that Web: www.EducationUpdate.com Tel: 212-650-3552 Fax: 212-410-0591 who have had two or more what she does is important and modeling PUBLISHERS: ACEs are twice as likely to language that is connected to the child’s Pola Rosen, Ed.D., Adam Sugerman, M.A. be disengaged from school. interests. ADVISORY COUNCIL: Most of the achievement To achieve this level of care, we need April Bedford, Ph.D., Dean of Education, gap between rich and poor to develop a strong public infrastructure Brooklyn College; Dominic Brewer, Ph.D., children is already evident for child care. At Bank Street, we’re Dean of Education, New York University Steinhardt; Mark Cannizzaro, Pres., CSA; before children start kin- working with cities across the country— Christine Cea, Ph.D., NYS Board of Regents; dergarten and it stubbornly including New York, Newark, and New Mary Driscoll, Ph.D., Dean, CCNY; Shelia persists as children enter Haven—to help strengthen the systems Evans-Tranumn, Chair, Board of Trustees, and complete secondary of care and education for the youngest Casey Family Programs Foundation; Scott Evenbeck, Ph.D., President, Guttman school.