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In The News

All the links below are for articles that talk about the Ready Freddy Program. Read about the interesting things the media has been saying about Ready Freddy here:

Ready Freddy now ready to tackle school attendance issue (POP City)

Ken honored as one of Pgh’s 40 under 40 – Q&A

Districts find youngest students among most absent

Poverty’s Prominent Role in Absenteeism

Ready Freddy Kindergarten enrollment at Arlington School

Preventing high school dropouts – in kindergarten?

Kindergartners hop into the first day of their school careers

Emerging Leader Ken Smythe-Leistico Featured in Harvard Family Research Newletter

Community Outreach Eases Transition to Kindergarten

Ready Freddy Welcomes Hill District’s New Kindergarten Students

New Pathways for Early Learning

Pittsburgh Schools Like Enrollment Trend

Hill District Carnival Encourages School Enrollment

Take Freddy home!

Ready Freddy is funded by:

  • Henry L. Hillman Foundation
  • The Pittsburgh Foundation
  • The Heinz Endowments
  • The Grable Foundation
  • The Buhl Foundation
  • Birmingham Foundation
  • The Sprout Fund
  • Giant Eagle

The Ready Freddy Program

University of Pittsburgh
Office of Child Development
400 North Lexington Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Phone: 412-383-5385
Email: rfreddy@pitt.edu

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