🗓️ Register Now: 12th Annual Early Educator Leadership Forum
Join us for the 12th annual Early Educator Leadership Forum featuring early educators who are driving systems change, equity, and innovation in early care and education.
📍 Location: UMass Boston
📅 Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
⏱️Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
🎟️ Registration: Click here to register.
📊 FY2024 Impact Highlights
This past year marked powerful milestones in leadership development and systems change:
🎓 Surpassed 1,000 graduates from our Leading for Change in Early Care and Education (LFC) program
🗺️ Expanded LFC to New York and Pennsylvania
👩🏫 Welcomed nearly 75 early educators into the Early Childhood Fellowship – Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program
📝 Published over 25 pieces of research and commentary, shaping the national conversation around effective, equitable early education leadership
Learn more 👉🏾 from our blog or download the full report!
📚 Research Spotlight: Early Insights from Early Childhood Fellowship Research
Initial findings from our study of the Early Childhood Fellowship – Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program show promising outcomes in degree completion, academic achievement, and career advancement. Key takeaways:
💼 85% of Fellows balance full-time work with coursework and family responsibilities
🗣️ 47% are multilingual educators navigating higher education systems
🎓 Fellows maintain a 3.25 average GPA
👶 Many Fellows are specializing in infant/toddler education, a high-need area
🎉 Announcing the 2024–2026 Early Educator Leadership Fellows
We’re pleased to announce our Early Educator Leadership Fellows for the 2024-2026 cohort of our Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Early Education Research, Policy, and Practice. Incoming Fellows represent diverse professional contexts and will spend two years in intensive training focused on leadership, policy, and the science of early learning.
👏 Leadership News: Dr. Anne Douglass Appointed National Co-Research Director
Congratulations to our Executive Director, Dr. Anne Douglass, on her appointment as Research Co-Director of the National Early Care and Education Workforce Center. Her leadership will help shape national priorities in compensation, equity, and workforce advancement.
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