Stinson Liles, Author at Alliance for Early Success

Arkansas Takes Steps to Help Early Educators Save for Retirement

July 9, 2025

A new law in Arkansas makes early educators eligible to participate in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, a defined benefit retirement plan established for public school and other public education employees in the state. The new law means that any early educator who is licensed by the state and receives state or federal child care funding is eligible to save for retirement through the system.

Alliance and Black Mamas Matter Alliance Webinar on Policies That Advance Birth Justice

July 8, 2025

BMMA, Inc. (Black Mamas Matter Alliance) shares how they apply the core frameworks of Birth Justice, Birth Equity, Reproductive Justice, and Human Rights to shape policy solutions that advance Black Maternal Health (BMH) and Early Childhood (EC) Health outcomes.

Attention Philanthropy: The Front Line in the Fight for Children and Families Just Moved to the States

July 8, 2025

As state policymakers work to address the huge budget shortfalls created by the federal government’s enactment of H.R. 1, state early childhood policy advocates are the next line of defense. And they need big investments in capacity to get the job done.

New Jersey Grantees Recreate Alliance’s “Alabama Experience” for State Lawmakers

July 2, 2025

Inspired by the Alliance’s “Alabama Experience” for grantees in 2024, New Jersey advocates brought members of the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus on a similar pilgrimage to Alabama, in order to deepen relationships and advance equity-centered policy.

Missouri ECE Fellows Program Empowers Community Voices and Connects Legislators to Voices with Experience

June 24, 2025

Missouri advocates learned from Alliance network peers in Ohio as they created the grassroots network that advances an early childhood agenda by placing those most directly impacted by state policy to the forefront of advocacy.

Designing for Liberation: A Juneteenth Reflection

June 19, 2025

EDITORIAL: A recent visit to the civl rights sites in Montgomery crystalized for me the role of law, policy, and institutional choices in codifying racial control. These weren’t unintended outcomes. They were options. Design decisions. Legal architectures. It became painfully clear to me that oppression isn’t accidental. It’s designed. Engineered. Rehearsed. Reinforced. And that clarity brought forth questions—not only “how do I live with this knowledge,” but how do I interrupt it? How do I design for inclusion, for truth, for liberation?

Alliance and the National Indian Health Board “Indian Health 101” Webinar

June 12, 2025

The Alliance and the National Indian Health Board offer an overview of the Indian health system, with a focus on how federal Indian law, tribal sovereignty, and the government’s trust responsibility shape access to care for Native mothers, infants, and young children.

How North Dakota Advocates Are Defeating Anti-Vaccination Bills

June 11, 2025

A health advocate and communications strategist explain how “deliberate listening” and unlikely alliances are mitigating some of the most harmful consequences of vaccine misinformation—and disinformation—in North Dakota. And they share five strategies other advocates can emulate.

South Carolina Feedback Program Lets Community Voice Shape Policy

June 6, 2025

Your Voice Matters, South Carolina’s centralized community feedback initiative, is showing impressive family response rates, shaping policies, and engaging and educating state legislators on the impact of supporting early childhood programs and services.