Research policy partnerships to improve early childhood education at scale.

New from SEE-Partnerships:

New policy brief:
​COVID-19 highlights inequities in how we treat early educators in child care vs. schools

Read the full brief on Brookings.

New report:
The Divergent Experiences of Early Educators in Schools and Child Care Centers during COVID-19: Findings from Virginia

This report summarizes May 2020 survey findings from over 1,600 early educators participating in Virginia's Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five initiative, highlighting major differences in the experiences of teachers in school-based versus center-based settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Download report.

New report:
Who Teaches Virginia’s Youngest Children? Sector Differences in the Racial/Ethnic Composition of Early Educators

This report describes the racial/ethnic composition of teachers in child care centers and school-based early childhood education (ECE) programs participating in Virginia’s Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five initiative. 
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More good news:

August 2020: Welcome Logan Botts and Amanda Rosensky to the SEE-Partnerships team! They are joining us through the Ed Policy Associates (EPA) program. Current team members Meghan, Abby, Sarah, and Todd were also accepted into the EPA program. Congratulations!

August 2020: Congratulations to Justin Doromal who was named a 2020 APPAM Equity & Inclusion Student Fellow!

August 2020: All four of our SEE-Partnerships submissions to the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) got accepted. Congratulations Dr. Daphna Bassok, Dr. Anna Markowitz, Dr. Laura Bellows, Justin Doromal, Molly Michie, Amy Smith, and everyone who supported this work!

August 2020: Welcome Kennedy Weisner (Research Specialist), Todd Hall (Predoctoral Fellow), Grace Kegley (Research Specialist), and Dr. Anna Shapiro (Postdoctoral Fellow) to the SEE-Partnerships team! 

August 2020: Join our team! We are currently seeking applicants to fill a Data Management Specialist position. For more information and to apply, click here.

​June 2020: Justin Doromal was awarded a prestigious dissertation award from the American Educational Research Association for his research entitled, "The Role of Supportive Leadership in Early Childhood Teachers’ Well-Being, Classroom Interactions, and Retention."