Oft-Overlooked Threads Woven into ECE’s Thorny Knot
To facilitate interaction among ideas presented in Moving Beyond False Choices for Early Childhood Educators, Series Editor Stacie G. Goffin offers opening comments. For readers new to the Series, her introduction explains the series’ intent. Laura Bornfreund was asked to review the series’ most recent five blogs and identify emerging themes along with their policy implications. She lifts up three issues… Read more »
Transforming the Early Childhood Workforce Will Take a Village
Policy and advocacy organizations have made a public commitment to work collaboratively to improve the early care and education workforce.
New Paper on the Need for Specialized Teacher Licenses in the Early Grades
Narrower licenses can allow for more specialization
Every Student Succeeds Act and Early Learning
Much to my and others’ surprise, it looks like there will be a new Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The House passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) last week, the Senate passed it earlier today, and the President is expected to sign it tomorrow. After eight years, it is about time! For the past… Read more »
A Hollow Victory: Senator Murray’s Early Education Amendment
Earlier this month, the Senate HELP committee began its markup of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on a high note for early education. In his opening statement, HELP Chairman Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) declared full support for Senator Patty Murray’s (D-WA) Early Learning Alignment and Improvement Grants (ELAIG) Amendment, saying “ Senators Murray and… Read more »
