Publications
Explore our publications from the last two decades.
Explore our publications from the last two decades.
April 8, 2024 • Case Study • By Annie Dade, Caitlin McLean, Silvia Muñoz and Raúl Chávez
This report was generously supported with grants from the Foundation for Child Development and the Heising-Simons Foundation. New Mexico has accomplished bold reforms to their early childhood education and…
March 16, 2023 • Fact Sheet • By Annie Dade and Caitlin McLean
Early care and education (ECE) reform is a priority issue for the majority of voters across party lines. This fact sheet provides legislators with key issues facing the ECE workforce,…
Bold on Early Educator Compensation Learning Community 2022: Lessons from State Actions
February 15, 2023 • Brief • By Annie Dade and Caitlin McLean
This brief shares lessons learned from the Bold on Early Educator Compensation Learning Community 2022. Each lesson is explored through examples of state actions on compensation. The executive summary table…
Supporting Early Educator Compensation Through Strong Data Collection
November 7, 2022 • Blog • By Krista Olson, Annie Dade and Caitlin McLean
Early educators provide a crucial public good, yet are unacceptably underpaid. In light of poverty-level wages that fuel a workforce shortage, some states have used…
Webinar Briefing: Bold on Early Educator Compensation, Lessons from States Taking Action
November 2, 2022 • Video
My Advocacy Journey: The Power of Early Educators to Change Policy
October 11, 2022 • Blog • By Corrine Hendrickson
My advocacy journey began ten years ago when I was trying to get help for a family and their child. If you would have told me then I’d be on…