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Three new briefs from the Early Childhood Exchange
The Early Childhood Exchange (ECX)— a new research partnership between the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, Strategies for Children, and the Massachusetts Early Childhood Policy Research Collaborative—has released its first documents: a policy brief...
Jeffrey Liebman, Harvard University and Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, shares recent survey on 9:30 Call
Jeffrey Liebman, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University and Director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston will discuss the results of his recent survey of 1000 Massachusetts mothers about their childcare preferences and describe his proposal to...
Beyond the Buzzword: Defining High Quality in Early Education and Care
At the Boston Foundation’s webinar, Beyond the Buzzword: Defining High Quality in Early Education and Care, part of the Coffee & Conversation series, speakers explored what "high quality" really means for young children, families, and educators. While quality is...
Massachusetts emerges as a national leader in child care access, but accessibility issues remain
Investments in Massachusetts’s child care sector appear to be paying off. Thanks to programs like the Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) grant, a federal program launched to keep child care centers open during the pandemic, and the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership...
The Early Childhood Exchange: a new partnership that’s bridging the gap between research and policy
Friday June 12th saw the launch of the Early Childhood Exchange (ECX), an exciting, first-of-its-kind research effort that’s designed to provide state leaders with high-quality, evidence-based research they can use as they make early childhood policy decisions. SFC...
Making Dollars Count in Early Childhood Education
Providing opportunities for preschool-age children with disabilities to learn alongside their peers without disabilities is a key component of federal special education law. However, individual state policies supporting access to these settings vary, and national data...