Stinson Liles, Author at Alliance for Early Success

Across the Country and Across the Aisle, State Policymakers Are Moving to Extend Medicaid Coverage for New Moms

August 16, 2023

While a significant number of pregnancy-related deaths happen 6-12 months after the end of pregnancy, the federal government only mandates that Medicaid coverage extend for 60 days after the end of the pregnancy. In response to this deadly gap in coverage, advocates are working with policymakers—Democrat and Republican, urban and rural—to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage in their states. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have recently passed coverage extensions.

Alliance for Early Success Early Childhood State Policy Advocacy

The Alliance Launches Second Cohort to Support Advocates Centering Lived Experience and Sharing Power

August 9, 2023

The Alliance for Early Success is launching a second cohort of the Centering Parent and Practitioner Power (CPPP) Community of Practice aimed at strengthening the capacity of state grantees seeking to build authentic and impactful partnerships that are rooted in lived experiences and values of racial equity and shared power. The eight-month cohort experience creates the space for courageous conversations necessary to deepen the understanding, appreciation, and skills to equitably center the expertise of community members in policy and advocacy work.

Alliance Webinar on Community Voice in Maternal Health Solutions

August 8, 2023

In the journey to achieving maternal health equity, the voices and experiences of birthing people and families impacted by these disparities are our most powerful catalysts for change. Despite navigating the painful realities of inequities in maternal health, they remain underrepresented in shaping solutions. It’s time to rewrite this narrative. In this webinar hosted by Elephant Circle and Alliance for Early Success, panelists explore best practices and approaches to community-driven maternal health solutions to address disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality.

Alliance for Early Success Receives $10-Million Investment from MacKenzie Scott and Launches Innovative New Early Childhood Power Equity Fund

June 28, 2023

The Alliance for Early Success, a 50-state early childhood policy nonprofit, announced today a $10-million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The unrestricted investment will fund the launch of the Power Equity Initiative, a bold strategy to grow an influential voice for young children at the state level by catalyzing equitable coalitions in which parents, advocates, practitioners, and other diverse voices work collaboratively to improve policies and increase funding.

Alliance for Early Success Juneteenth Statement on America’s Enduring Racial Disparities

June 19, 2023

As the Alliance for Early Success joins our neighbors across the country in the commemoration of Juneteenth, we also mark the enduring impact of slavery and the ever-present ways it shapes the ways we live today. Racism remains entrenched in our country’s systems – both in our policies and in the comfortable habits that perpetuate inequity.

Child Care NEXT 2023 Progress Snapshot: Laying the Foundation for Transformative Policy and Funding Wins

June 14, 2023

Since the Child Care NEXT initiative cohort was announced in the summer of 2021, state coalitions have been making foundational progress on their coalitions and transformation plans. This work is about building a large, durable constituency for child care in a state, so much of the early work is on building a coalition infrastructure that aligns with the core principles and collective power milestones of the initiative.

Child Care NEXT 2023 Progress Snapshot: Building Power for the Child Care Agenda

June 10, 2023

As state teams convened for a cohort gathering and workshop this spring, many were already reporting significant progress in laying the groundwork for such a grassroots constituency for child care.

Child Care NEXT 2023 Progress Snapshot: Articulating a Vision for Change

June 2, 2023

A key component of the Child Care NEXT model is ensuring the coalition is unified on a collaboratively developed bold vision for transformation. State Child Care NEXT coalitions have made significant progress here, and their clear visions for transformative change have come into focus.

Alliance for Early Success Utah Early Childhood Policy

Utah Coalition Celebrates Passage of Full-Day Kindergarten Option

May 30, 2023

The Utah Full-Day Kindergarten Now! Coalition of more than 50 organizations is joining with Utah families to celebrate the passage of a full-day kindergarten option across the state. A bill passed by the legislature and signed by the governor provides greater access to optional full-day kindergarten in Utah by funding the program the same way grades 1 through 12 are funded.

Child Care NEXT 2023 Progress Snapshot: Centering Equity and Lived Experience

May 26, 2023

Across the Child Care NEXT states, there have been significant developments in the work to solidify their coalitions with equity and lived experience at the center.

Stinson Liles