ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH SPOTLIGHT: As the nation kicks off Arab American Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting one of the country’s fiercest champions for young children, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who uncovered the Flint Water Crisis and has not stopped advocating for the city’s children.
The Alliance for Early Success and ZERO TO THREE (ZTT) launched a new cohort of Emerging Leaders in Infant and Toddler Policy. The target audience for this community of practice (CoP) is leaders who are new to infant and toddler policy and advocacy, and who have limited access to peer-based professional development opportunities.
State advocates joined with some national organizations to discuss policy opportunities and strategies for engaging on family economic security issues impacting our youngest children and their families. The huddle highlighted early childhood state allies from Arkansas and New Mexico who are leaning into promoting policies that advance equity and family economic security.
The Alliance for Early Success (the Alliance) announced today that Jacinta “Jacy” Montoya Price will join the organization as its new Director of Advocacy and Issue Campaigns. The Alliance is a national nonprofit that advances strong early childhood policy advocacy in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and
Every two months, the Child Care NEXT state teams come together for a peer learning session on critical issues that contribute to implementing powerful, multi-year campaigns that transform child care systems and policies. In January, the group gathered to discuss how to build shared and collective power in coalitions. Child
Allies discussed policy implications surrounding the increase in anti-vaccination legislation as they gear up for 2022 legislative sessions.
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