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With the inauguration of the state’s new Early Childhood Education and Care Department, New Mexico has become the fourth state in the nation to have a cabinet level department dedicated to early childhood. The creation of the department reflects the Governor’s focus on improving the lives of New Mexico’s youngest children.
EDITORIAL Alliance for Early Success Senior Policy Director Karen Howard reflects on the late Rep. John Lewis and how 1965’s “Bloody Sunday” should inspire us to pursue antiracist policies in early childhood advocacy.
Using strategic communication, research, and media outreach, our ally in Georgia helped overturn proposed budget cuts to the state’s pre-k program, secured funding for a new children’s mental health position at the state department, and extended postpartum Medicaid coverage. This victory is especially significant as states face drastically falling revenues.
Amid the most trying circumstances many can remember, the Maryland session concluded with an extraordinary flurry of activity. The sprint to the finish included not only the passage of a challenging FY 2021 budget but also the landmark “Blueprint for Maryland’s Future,” which embodies the most dramatic strides in early childhood education in decades.
Led by Alliance staff, speakers from the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities, the Education and Civil Rights Alliance, and the National Black Child Development Institute, this call demonstrated how advocates can center equity in early childhood advocacy.
After leading the Alliance for Early Success through more than a decade of strategic growth, Executive Director Lisa Klein is stepping down. The organization’s board has announced that Deputy Director Helene Stebbins will step into the role on September 1, 2020.
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