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Department of Education Announces first ever Office for Early Learning

Last week at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Conference, Senior Advisor on Early Learning Jacqueline Jones announced the Department of Education’s plan to create the first ever Office for Early Learning. The object of this new office will be to correct the isolation in which federal early learning programs and funds have functioned and provide the strong coordinated collaboration necessary to dramatically improve early learning services.

U.S. Department of Ed to Host Field Hearings on Early Learning

CEC is encouraging all of its members to participate in the upcoming expert panels focused on early learning.  Here is a summary of the upcoming events and additional information on how to become involved.