July 9, 2025
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By the time she was 21, Trina Tilghman-Dix had lost both her parents and she found herself raising her teenage brother while still navigating her own grief. That early experience of being thrust into leadership shaped Tilghman’s nearly 30-year career … Continue reading
July 2, 2025
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Sarah Roebuck has wanted to be a teacher from the time she entered kindergarten as a “scared little kid” and encountered a “really nice teacher.” “In my mind and in my heart, this really nice teacher was the answer to … Continue reading
June 10, 2025
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At the 2025 Early Educator Leadership Forum, Christina Lopez invited attendees to pause, look around, and recognize the power in the room. A longtime early childhood educator, advocate, and president of the Maryland Association for the Education of Young Children, … Continue reading
June 10, 2025
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At this year’s Early Educator Leadership Forum, Latrelle Nicholson reminded us of a hard truth: bullying can begin as early as age three—and it can deeply undermine a child’s sense of safety, belonging, and capacity to learn. But her message … Continue reading
June 10, 2025
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Sarah Roebuck took the stage at the 2025 Early Educator Leadership Forum wearing a dress made of newspaper clippings celebrating early educator achievements that offered a bold visual reminder that early childhood educators are making headlines—and making change. A graduate … Continue reading
June 6, 2025
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A new study from Early Education Leaders, an Institute at UMass Boston, has found that leadership development programs for early educators can be successfully scaled while maintaining impact—and even expanding equity. The peer-reviewed study, recently published in a special issue … Continue reading
April 15, 2025
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Adriana Batista-Guerra didn’t always see herself as a leader. The self-described introvert began her early education career as a family childcare provider and assumed leadership meant “picking up a banner” and advocating at the State House—activities well outside her comfort … Continue reading
August 30, 2024
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In Pennsylvania, Janine Pagano, the state’s Family Childcare (FCC) Coordinator has built robust community networks of FCC providers across the state to support one another, learn from each other, and be stronger advocates for their ECE sector. In doing so, … Continue reading
April 15, 2024
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Amanda Wiehe Lopes, Ph.D., the Leadership Institute’s Learning & Quality Improvement Manager, spoke to the MA Board of Early Education and Care at its April meeting to advocate for continued funding of programming that cultivates educational leadership and continuous quality … Continue reading
January 16, 2024
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The fifth cohort of Fellows in the Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Program (MECLP), based at the Shriver Center/Division of Professional Studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County has been announced.