Sentences with phrase «expanding early learning opportunities»

The state also has begun to consider options for expanding early learning opportunities for children from birth to age 3.

The story of how states and districts will use ESSA to expand early learning opportunities is unfolding.

The bill also contains several other provisions that NAESP has been advocating for tirelessly on behalf of the nation's Pre-K-8 principals, such as authorization of the Preschool Development Grants for states to expand early learning opportunities, targeted programs to support literacy instruction, afterschool program funding, as well as the opportunity for funds to be used to address student mental health, arts integration and deeper professional learning for principals and other educators on use of technology in learning.

While early childhood education (ECE) has always been recognized by federal education law, ESSA «provides an open door for states to expand early learning opportunities.»

Governors can be champions in efforts to improve and expand early learning opportunities in their states.

Although there is no single roadmap to excellence, the experiences of these states provide important insights into how best to leverage resources and develop the policies and practices to improve and expand early learning opportunities.

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By building and strengthening partnerships with organizations in the field and internal collaborators such as the Center on the Developing Child, the Initiative is committed to improving and expanding early childhood education so that all children have the opportunity to learn and thrive.

League of Education Voters Assistant Director of Policy and Government Relations Julia Warth gives an overview of 2017's accomplishments, outlines the possibilities in 2018 around K - 12 funding, early childhood education, expanded learning opportunities, student supports, career connected learning, postsecondary supports, and answers your questions.

BBA advocates providing universal access to health care for children, quality early - childhood education, and expanded access to extended learning opportunities, after school and during the summer.

A coalition of stakeholders committed to expanding access to high quality early learning opportunities for all children ages 0 - 8 in Santa Clara County.

Nonie Lesaux and Stephanie M. Jones — co-leads of Harvard's Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative — write that under ESSA, states and districts have the opportunity to «expand access to early education, coordinate those efforts and hold themselves accountable for boosting children's early learning and development through high - quality early education.&rEarly Education Initiative — write that under ESSA, states and districts have the opportunity to «expand access to early education, coordinate those efforts and hold themselves accountable for boosting children's early learning and development through high - quality early education.&rearly education, coordinate those efforts and hold themselves accountable for boosting children's early learning and development through high - quality early education.&rearly learning and development through high - quality early education.&rearly education.»

One of the Eight Big Ideas, «Educate the Whole Child,» has four lines of effort: providing social - emotional learning supports, promoting healthy choices, strengthening student - teacher relationships, and expanding early childhood opportunities.

The centerpiece of the president's request is Preschool for All, a plan to invest $ 1.3 billion in 2014 and $ 75 billion over 10 years to expand high - quality early learning opportunities to all 4 - year - olds from low - and moderate - income families.

The report highlights the need for an Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that expands access to high - quality early learning opportunities and makes the law preschool through 12th grade, rather than K - 12.

NCASE supports school - age care and summer learning programs by working with state - wide school - age networks and other community partners to expand learning opportunities for school - age children; identifying and promoting family engagement approaches; and coordinating with early childhood and school - age stakeholder groups and other federal programs to maximize effective service delivery models and minimize duplication of efforts.

When the Economic Opportunity Institute conducted its initial survey in the spring and summer of 2002, many districts were hoping to further expand early learning programs.

Over the next two years, we'll look across a diverse range of schools» PL strategies to learn how early implementation is going in classrooms and to identify the opportunities and challenges — both policy and practice — to expanding these isolated models.

Although the state legislature ended their 2018 legislative session early, partners from around Oregon joined us in Salem for an engaging discussion on supporting student success through expanded learning opportunities.

Specifically, the report argues that funding cuts endanger states» respective abilities to improve teacher quality, trim class sizes, expand learning opportunities, and provide high - quality early education.

ESSA both strengthens and expands opportunities for early learning, birth through third grade.

With guidance from the SEA, plans developed by LEAs provide the greatest avenue through which early learning opportunities can be expanded and supported.

There is an opportunity to provide «seed» and «capacity building» funding to our school districts seeking to expand existing dual language immersion or developmental bilingual programs or to establish new dual language immersion or developmental bilingual programs or early learning dual language learner programs.

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With the voices of America's parents, educators, and allied community members leading the way, we will collectively work to ensure that candidates and policymakers from both sides of the aisle embrace early learning as a «must,» with a commitment to expanding opportunity, supporting excellence, and valuing early childhood educators.

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As New Mexico expands investments in quality early learning opportunities for young children and their families, we need to make sure that we have a qualified and effective workforce.

Oregon modeled Oregon Pre-kindergarten (OPK) after Head Start to expand high - quality early learning opportunities for lowest income and highest need preschool children from three to five years.

In recognition of the value of providing early learning opportunities, many nations have expanded early childhood care and education in recent years.

Last year, President Obama called upon Congress to expand access to high - quality preschool for every child in America, proposing investments that would support a continuum of early learning opportunity from birth through kindergarten entry.

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Invest in US will announce increased capacity to support community and state leaders interested in expanding early learning programs and opportunities.

Throughout a career spanning more than 40 years, Vanessa remained a remarkable early learning advocate — embracing and pursuing professional opportunities that would fuel her passion to expand opportunity for vulnerable children and families.

At the same time that many states and communities across the country are committing to expanding high - quality early learning opportunities, alarming statistics suggest that early childhood learning environments are a point of entry to the school - to - prison pipeline, particularly for African American children.