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Placing Equity Concerns at the Center of Knowledge Development

April 2019

In this report, we turn our attention to considering what it means to “place equity concerns at the center” of improving outcomes for those who are the most marginalized.

(21 pp)

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Measuring the Impact of Local Early Childhood Systems: Outcomes, Indicators, and System Performance

March 2019

This brief summarizes our EC-LINC Outcomes and Metrics Initiative.

(5 pp)

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Parent Engagement and Leadership Assessment Guide and Toolkit: Questions for Grantmakers

March 2019

This resource, based on the Parent Engagement and Leadership Assessment Guide, is designed to offer questions that stakeholders can ask of grantmakers, policy advocates and capacity builder to help chart a course toward an expanded approach to family engagement.

Supplementary resources:

(4 pp)

Report

Parent Engagement and Leadership Assessment Guide and Toolkit: Abridged Report

March 2019

This is an abridged version of the Parent Engagement and Leadership Assessment Guide, which is designed to help agencies, systems, and collaboratives working with young children and their families to chart a course toward an expanded approach to family engagement.

Supplementary resources:

(6 pp)

Report

Parent Engagement and Leadership Assessment Guide and Toolkit: Comprehensive Report

March 2019

This resource, based on the Parent Engagement and Leadership Assessment Guide, is designed to help agencies, systems, and collaboratives working with young children and their families to chart a course toward an expanded approach to family engagement.

Supplementary resources: 

(9 pp)

 

Report

Our Future Together: A Framework for an Equitable Immigration System that Protects and Promotes the Well-Being of Families

March 2019

This report proposes a framework for an equitable immigration system that protects and promotes the well-being of families seeking to enter the United States at the southern border or other ports of entry, as well as of families who are already living here. 

(25 pp)

Brief

Successful Strategies: How Kent County Created New Funds for Early Childhood

March 2019

On November 6, 2018, the residents of Kent County, MI voted to pass a ballot initiative that created new dedicated, sustainable funding for early childhood programs through a millage (property tax). This brief details the work that went into accomplishing such a momentous milestone.

View an accompanying video that further details this important work.

(11 pp)

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Parent and Family Engagement: A Community Action Brief

March 2019

This brief shares core principles that promote effective strategies to engage and partner with parents of young children. 

(8 pp)

 

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Using Data to Advance Outcomes for Young Children & Families: A Community Action Brief

March 2019

The data brief presents three examples of communities using their data to answer fundamental questions about how best to support the needs of young children and their families. 

(8 pp)

 

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Equity in Early Childhood Systems: A Community Action Brief

March 2019

This brief emphasizes 10 domains where leaders can have an impact on making sure all families with young children have access to high-quality programs and services. 

(8 pp)