Before entering the early childhood education field, Bethany specialized in education law while pursuing her master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, focusing specifically on child advocacy and anti-bullying policy. Through her graduate studies and subsequent role as QRIS coordinator for the WestEd E3 Institute, Bethany came to recognize the paramount importance of the first five years of life and the impact early childhood educators have on child development. Bethany joined CSCCE as a Research and Policy Associate in 2016 and currently works from Fort Worth, Texas.
Publications by Bethany Edwards
Maryland Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
May 4, 2021 • Report • By Bethany Edwards, Abby Copeman Petig and Lea J.E. Austin
This report is part of our Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory. This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in Maryland, focusing on variations in program…
Racial Wage Gaps in Early Education Employment
December 19, 2019 • Brief • By Lea J.E. Austin, Bethany Edwards and Marcy Whitebook
Offers insight into how, among a workforce in which nearly all are financially insecure, women of color may be hardest hit
California’s ECE Workforce: What We Know Now and the Data Deficit That Remains
November 1, 2018 • Report • By Lea J.E. Austin, Bethany Edwards and Marcy Whitebook
I. Introduction In 2006, to provide an in-depth portrait of the center-based and licensed family child care workforce across the state and regionally, the Center for the Study of Child…
Tennessee Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
September 25, 2018 • Report • By Bethany Edwards, Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin and Elena Montoya
This report is part of our Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory. This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in Tennessee, focusing on variations in program…
Washington Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
August 30, 2018 • Report • By Abby Copeman Petig, Elena Montoya, Lea J.E. Austin and Bethany Edwards
This report is part of our Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory. This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in Washington, focusing on variations in program…
Mississippi Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
August 30, 2018 • Report • By Abby Copeman Petig, Bethany Edwards, Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya and Lisa Qing
This report is part of our Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory. This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in Mississippi, focusing on variations in program…