Mississippi Business Journal » Mississippi Building Blocks http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Improving kids’ socio-emotional development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/14/improving-kids%e2%80%99-socio-emotional-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=improving-kids%25e2%2580%2599-socio-emotional-development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/14/improving-kids%e2%80%99-socio-emotional-development/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:00:38 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=44629 Mississippi Building Blocks, a private business-funded early childhood education initiative, is in its second year and showing positive results, particularly in the area of socio-emotional development. MBB randomly selected 100 licensed child care centers from 15 counties across Mississippi to participate in the program that includes teacher mentoring and scholarships, classroom materials, parent education and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/14/improving-kids%e2%80%99-socio-emotional-development/feed/ 0 Entergy makes large donation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/09/14/entergy-makes-large-donation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entergy-makes-large-donation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/09/14/entergy-makes-large-donation/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:41:58 +0000 MBJ Newswires http://msbusiness.com/?p=12812 Jackson – Entergy Mississippi Inc. has awarded a $300,000 grant to Mississippi Building Blocks. The early childhood education program aims to improve the quality of pre-kindergarten and build a stronger future work force. A $100,000 gift, given Sept. 3, is the first of three installments to be invested in the program over three years. Mississippi [...]

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