May 3, 2024
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The Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation is proud to announce its new name: Early Education Leaders. This new name powerfully communicates our work cultivating effective leaders who reflect and represent their communities—through workforce and leadership development, research, and … Continue reading
April 15, 2024
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The Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation (“Leadership Institute”) at UMass Boston is pleased to announce the 11th annual Leadership Forum on Early Education Research, Policy, and Practice (“Leadership Forum) will take place May 4 from 9:30 a.m. – … Continue reading
June 9, 2023
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The afternoon panel “Wellness: self-care” at our 10th annual Leadership Forum on Early Education, Research, Policy, and Practice May 13 offered a lively and honest discussion about managing stress on the job, managing children’s stress, mindfulness practice for staff and … Continue reading
June 9, 2023
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“The Leadership Forum is one of a kind. Our event celebrates and elevates the ideas, innovations, and expertise of early educators,” said Lynne Mendes, Director of Leadership Programs at the Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation. As morning speaker … Continue reading
June 18, 2022
by Anne Douglass
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What did attendees of our ninth annual Leadership Forum on Early Education, Research, Policy, and Practice think of the event? They loved it! But don’t take our word for it. Take theirs. Below is a representative sample of feedback from … Continue reading
June 2, 2022
by Anne Douglass
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Nearly everyone who has worked in the field of early education has had the experience of hearing the expertise required to work with very young children dismissed as little more than “babysitting.” It’s a serious issue. When policymakers and voters … Continue reading
June 8, 2021
by Anne Douglass
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The event that anchors our Leadership and Innovation Network—the Leadership Forum on Early Education, Research, Policy, and Practice—was held this year in a virtual format May 15. More than 150 emerging and established leaders in early care and education (ECE) … Continue reading
May 20, 2021
by Anne Douglass
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Our annual Leadership Forum on Early Education Research, Policy, and Practice was held on Saturday, May 15, 2021 via Zoom. Over 100 attendees, all established and emerging leaders in the field of early care and education, participated in presentations and … Continue reading
April 13, 2020
by Anne Douglass
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Due to on-going measures to contain the coronavirus, we are cancelling this year’s Leadership Forum on Early Education Research, Policy and Practice, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 16. Our annual gathering brings together established and emerging … Continue reading
May 24, 2019
by Anne Douglass
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In her welcoming remarks for the Institute for Early Education and Leadership Innovation’s sixth annual Leadership Forum on Early Education Research, Policy, and Practice, Anne Douglass, PhD emphasized the need for practitioners of early care and education (ECE) to lead … Continue reading