April 11, 2025
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At the 2025 Massachusetts Early Childhood Policy Research Summit, Early Education Leaders presented early findings from a study of the Early Childhood Fellowship (EC Fellowship) — an innovative, equity-driven program that is redefining what’s possible in early childhood workforce development. … Continue reading
November 26, 2024
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KARE 11 News in Minneapolis reported on research by Songtian (Tim) Zeng Ph.D. BCBA-D, Affiliated Faculty of Early Education Leaders, showing disparities in rates of preschool expulsion based on race, ability, and gender.
August 30, 2024
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Part Two of Becky DelVecchio, Ph.D’s essay documenting the founding of a nature- and play-based ECE program in Hopkinton, MA that she co-authored with early educator Sara Becker has been published by Exchange, a quarterly publication that focuses on early … Continue reading
June 26, 2024
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The UMass Boston Early Education CUSP Project is led by a multidisciplinary team that designed a simulator to produce current, relevant, accurate, and responsive estimates of the key impacts of proposed legislation in Massachusetts to expand access to affordable, quality … Continue reading
June 10, 2024
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Becky DelVecchio, Ph.D, project coordinator of EEL’s Statewide Professional Development Academy, recently co-authored an article with early educator Sara Becker for Exchange Press’s Exchange magazine, a quarterly publication that focuses on early childhood leadership and advocacy.
October 2, 2023
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WHAT: Research Brief Release and Presentation: Estimating the Impacts of Legislation to Expand Affordable Quality Child Care and Early Education in Massachusetts: Initial Findings on Utilization, Employment, and Financial Assistance WHO: UMass Boston Early Education CUSP (Cost and Usage Simulator … Continue reading
April 19, 2023
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Staff of the Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation shared results from two studies at last week’s annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Chicago. Director of Research Dr. Tim Zeng presented findings from “Effects of … Continue reading
January 9, 2023
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We’re thrilled that the research brief “Evaluating Leadership Development in Early Care and Education,” which we co-authored with our research partners Mathematica and the Office Of Planning, Research & Evaluation (OPRE) was among the 10 most-downloaded publications from OPRE’s website … Continue reading
October 19, 2022
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The Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation at UMass Boston (IEELI) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Continue reading
April 12, 2022
by Anne Douglass
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A new study found that teachers’ educational attainment and current teaching positions explained wage gaps among a statewide representative sample of ECE center educators in Massachusetts. The study also found that center educators who self-identified as Black earned higher hourly … Continue reading