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Tennessee Pre-K Quality Improves Again — Thanks to Policy Changes

April 22, 2020

Tennessee now meets eight out of 10 quality standards benchmarks that evaluate the effectiveness of preschool education programs, according to The State of Preschool 2019 report issued by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). This ranking comes as a result of successful policy changes that enabled Tennessee to meet the Continuous Quality Improvement System (CQIS) benchmark for the first time.

Pennsylvania Goes 2-for-3 in Early Learning in 19-20 State Budget

July 29, 2019

Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, the only statewide non-partisan advocacy organization with a public policy agenda that spans the life of a child from birth to adulthood, reports on the outcomes of the state’s FY 2019-20 state budget — which includes a $30-million increase in pre-K funding and a $5-million increase in home-visiting funding, serving in total an additional 3,000 children and families.

Maine Allies Win New Mental Health Program Pilot to Reduce Early Childhood Suspensions and Expulsions

July 8, 2019

After yers of research, Alliance technical assistance, planning, and advocacy, allies in Maine have won legislation to pilot a state mental health consultation program aimed at reducing early childhood suspensions nd expulsions.

Legislative Support Signals Commitment to Improve Tennessee Early Education

May 7, 2019

Early education advocates across Tennessee are cheering results of the 2019 Tennessee legislative session that include a slate of approved

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Preschool Development Grants Birth-Five: What’s in a Name?

March 19, 2019

Like its predecessor, the new Preschool Development Grants seek to support early childhood education, but the similarities don’t extend much beyond this general commonality. The first Preschool Development Grants were issued by the U.S. Department of Education in 2015 and 2016 to help states expand high-quality pre-kindergarten for four-year-olds from low-income famliies.

Rapid Response from State and National Allies Creates Bipartisan Momentum for Early Childhood Reform in Louisiana

January 11, 2019

When the National Governors Association learned the Louisiana governor’s office was interested in advancing early childhood education in the state, the Alliance convened state and national allies for a bipartisan full-court press.

Allies Act on Montana’s Interest in Pre-K — and Send Them to Alabama

December 12, 2018

When the National Governors Association heard that the administration in Montana was looking to learn more about Pre-K strategies in rural states, they turned to the Alliance for Early Success — and allies in Alabama — to deliver.

New Jersey Hosts Advocates from California for a Powerful Learning Tour

November 27, 2018

A site visit to Abbott Preschool in New Jersey provided advocates from across country the opportunity to hear the inspiring story of how they have transformed their early learning programs – from birth through 3rd grade – over the past 20 years, following the implementation of a court order requiring expansion of high quality preschool programs to address inequities in their education system and how that first step led to the development of the state’s broader early learning system.

The “Kid Wave” of 2018

November 14, 2018

In a year of bipartisan rancor, early childhood emerged as a rare issue of consensus. Providing confirmation to a decade of polling finding broad support for early childhood, candidates of both parties eagerly embraced agendas focused on young children. According to an analysis conduct by the First Five Years Fund, over 75 percent of governors elected in 2018 are on the record supporting early childhood education.