Early Ed Leadership & Innovation

We train frontline early educators and child care business owners in entrepreneurial leadership, and research ways to support them at scale

April 11, 2023
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Research Summary: Study finds that teachers’ higher educational attainment correlates with higher wages

In “Racial and Ethnic Wage Disparities Among Center-Based Early Educators,” UMass Boston researchers found that early educators’ educational attainment and current teaching positions explained wage differences among a statewide representative sample of early care and education (ECE) center educators in … Continue reading

March 6, 2023
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Apply to become a facilitator for Instructional Leadership for Continuous Improvement in ECE 

Become certified to lead a new course developed by UMass Boston’s Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation and scaled through the StrongStart Professional Development Centers. The course, Instructional Leadership for Continuous Improvement in ECE, is part of the new … Continue reading

February 9, 2023
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StrongStart Professional Development Centers Leadership Coaching Institute successfully launches

Congratulations to the participants of our inaugural StrongStart Coaching Institute! Created and facilitated by the StrongStart Coaching Committee, this training was offered to all coaches, who work with early childhood leaders and educators through the StrongStart PDCs. The training was … Continue reading

November 21, 2022
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Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation Awarded $2M to Develop Early Education Workforce in Boston

The Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation at UMass Boston (the Early Ed Leadership Institute) announces today that it has been awarded $2 million by the City of Boston to increase the number of credentialed early childhood educators working … Continue reading

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