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November 1, 2017 "[I]t is important to understand the nuanced distinctions of social norms and what makes people adhere to them, in order to truly innovate the way we approach behavior change." Social norms have gained increasing attention in international development and, specifically, in the field of health behaviour change. This paper reviews available literature on social norm change theory and programming, with a focus on public health, in an effort to decipher what constitutes a norms-shifting intervention (NSIs). It supports the work of the Scale-Up Learnin...

December 1, 2017 "Members of the Learning Collaborative envision a world where the powerful influence of social norms in shaping adolescents' lives is widely understood, and where projects and programs improve adolescent SRH by applying normative science at scale." Social norms - the often unspoken rules that govern behaviour - can shape the trajectories of young people's lives in consequential ways. This working paper, developed by The Social Norms Learning Collaborative, proposes a tailored conceptual framework - a theoretical roadmap - that articulates the relat...

Sarah Schneider / 90.5 WESA The Pittsburgh Public Schools board will vote next week on a proposal to again delay the return to in-person learning. A coalition of local groups that advocate for children want the district to better communicate why students and staff haven’t returned to in-person learning.   A vast majority of the district’s 22,000 students haven’t been in a school building since March. That guidance was updated this month. Now, the department encourages elementary schools in counties with substantial spread to move to a hybrid model, but PPS has said it would conti...

Tax Credit helps Early Learning Collaborative pre-K programs Tax Credit helps Early Learning Collaborative pre-K programs By Karrie Leggett-Brown | January 6, 2021 at 6:21 PM CST - Updated January 6 at 10:40 PM MOSELLE, Miss. (WDAM) - If you donated to your local Early Learning Collaborative pre-K program, your dollars will help make a big difference to the little minds in our state. “Collaboratives have collected $3.2 million dollars in tax credit,” said Dr. Jill Dent said, director of the Office of Early Childhood at the Mississippi Department of Education. Dent said Mississippi’...

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning Valley Leadership Team, a coalition of elected, nonprofit, education and economic development officials, will be recognized for its efforts to boost community and economic development initiatives. The “Commitment to Community Excellence” is presented by Communities of Excellence 2026 in partnership with the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. A virtual ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday. “Mahoning Valley community leaders involved in this effort have persevered through the challenges of 2020, and we are now prepared to move into the nex...