The Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care last week unanimously approved a measure to align the Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) grant program with the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) that the commonwealth launched in January 2011. (See UPK-QRIS PowerPoint.) The board also approved the annual report to the Legislature from the Department of [...]
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At the February EEC Board Meeting
Posted in Assessments, Dept. of Early Education and Care, Family engagement on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
MA Governor Releases FY13 Budget Proposal
Posted in Dept. of Early Education and Care, MA governor, MA state budget on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick released a $32.3 billion budget recommendation for fiscal year 2013 that includes $260 million in new revenues generated, in part, by taxing the sale of candy and soda, raising the cigarette tax, and expanding the bottle bill. While the governor’s budget level funds many items related to early education and [...]
MA Plans Awards for Outstanding Early Educators
Posted in Dept. of Early Education and Care, Early educators on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
High-quality early education makes a difference in children’s lives. This is what the research says, again and again. Research also says that the quality of the early educator is a key determinant of the quality of a child’s early learning experience. The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care plans to recognize this connection by [...]
At the January EEC Board Meeting
Posted in Dept. of Early Education and Care, Early educators, Early Learning Challenge, Pre-kindergarten, QRIS on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
At its January meeting, the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care approved changes in Educator Provider Supports grants to better connect them with the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) and align with the Massachusetts Early Learning Plan detailed in the state’s successful application for a federal Early Learning Challenge (ELC) grant. Emily Levine, [...]
MA Governor Joins Early Learning Challenge Celebration
Posted in Dept. of Early Education and Care, Early Learning Challenge, Federal, MA governor, MA Legislature, MA state budget, Reading proficiency on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.” The familiar children’s song, performed by preschoolers from Boston’s Ellis Memorial & Eldredge House, set the tone for yesterday’s event at the Massachusetts State House celebrating the federal Early Learning Challenge grant of $50 million over four years that the commonwealth was awarded last month. From [...]
MA Seeks Early Education College Completion Specialist
Posted in Dept. of Early Education and Care, Early educators, Professional development & preparation on January 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and the Department of Early Education and Care are in the process of hiring a part-time “early education and out-of-school-time college completion specialist,” who will be housed at the Department of Higher Education. This is welcome news at a time of increased efforts to improve the education, training and [...]
More than Half MA Young Adults Have AA or Higher, but Workforce Need Still Not Met
Posted in Business and economy, Dept. of Early Education and Care, Early educators, Professional development & preparation, Research on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In Massachusetts, 53.7% of young adults, age 25-34, have earned an associate degree or higher. This is well above the national average of 41.1% and more than the other 49 states, according to a recently released progress report from the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center. (The College Completion Agenda 2011 / Executive Summary.) Yet [...]
Build on the Momentum: Increase MA Investments in High-Quality Early Education and Care
Posted in Dept. of Early Education and Care, MA governor, MA state budget on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On December 20, some 50 people gathered at the nation’s first consolidated Department of Early Education and Care for the Executive Office of Education’s public forum on the fiscal year 2013 Massachusetts state budget. The forum, convened by Secretary of Education Paul Reville, took place just days after Massachusetts was awarded $50 million and earned [...]
MA Plan for Early Learning Challenge Grant
Posted in Dept. of Early Education and Care, Early Learning Challenge, Federal on January 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The start of a new year marks the start of implementing the Massachusetts Early Learning Plan outlined in the commonwealth’s successful application for the federal Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge. Massachusetts, one of nine states to win a grant under the competitive program, was awarded $50 million over four years, the maximum [...]
MA Wins $50 Million and Scores #2 in Early Learning Challenge
Posted in Dept. of Early Education and Care, Early Learning Challenge, Federal on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Massachusetts, one of nine states awarded grants from the competitive federal Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge, will receive the full $50 million over four years for which it was eligible. The commonwealth, with 267 points of a possible 300 points, had the second highest score of the 35 states (plus the District [...]
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