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Research shows that high-quality early learning programs can improve kindergarten readiness, particularly for disadvantaged children, and the effects go far beyond just kindergarten: children who receive high-quality early education are more likely to stay in school longer, graduate from high school, and attend a four-year college.*

*Karoly, 2012; Campbell, et al, 2012

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We Appreciate You, Sharon… 

We Appreciate you Sharon… After decades  of dedicated service, Sharon Reilly, Jumpstart’s Chief Development and Marketing Officer, retires today to enjoy well-deserved time with her loved ones.  It is with very mixed emotions that Jumpstart bids farewell to Sharon who has quite literally transformed our fundraising and our organization with her leadership. Her focus on appreciation, joy, and social justice has infused our culture and the effects on us all personally and professionally will not soon be forgotten. I have had

Jumpstart’s CEO Responds in the Wake of the Nashville School Shooting

Jumpstart’s CEO Responds in the Wake of the Nashville School Shooting To our Jumpstart community – It is unacceptable that we are dealing with another deadly shooting and senseless violence wreaked upon one of our most cherished institutions — a school. For children to thrive in school, it is fundamental that they and their educators are kept safe.    I am heartbroken as details continue to unfold surrounding the shooting that killed Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9

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