Newsletters

Executive Director Letter & Fund Report

The September newsletter presents the 2021-2024 Fund Cycle report, detailing the impact of collective efforts and the progress made toward advancing our mission. It also includes seasonal reflections from The Collaborative’s Executive Director, Dr. Ola J. Friday. Continued

New Compensation Grantees & UPLIFT in the Field

The Collaborative awarded an additional $2.1M in grants through our Compensation-Capacity Building Grant to Child Care Associates of Tarrant County, Texas, and the Minnesota Department of Education. Learn more about the grantee teams and their work. The newsletter also spotlights the work of UPLIFT-CA in the field, along with a recap of the UPLIFT-CA community… Continued

Advancing ECE Workforce Compensation and Equity: Interview with The Collaborative’s Director

The Collaborative is excited to share this interview with Bruno J. Navarro, of Early Learning Nation and The Collaborative’s Director. They discussed key findings from The Collaborative’s commissioned study to assess the viability of a national, competency-based certification for lead teachers working with children from birth to 8 years old in the United States. Read… Continued

Grantee Updates from BUILD 2023

The Collaborative is excited to share updates, reflections, and photos from our IHE Partnership grantee sessions at the BUILD Initiative’s 2023 Annual Conference! We are also pleased to share updates on our new Innovation in Early Childhood Education Compensation Grantees. Continued

The Collaborative Awards $9M for Sustainable ECE Compensation

The Collaborative is excited to announce our new grantee partnerships! The Collaborative awarded $9M in grants to Colorado Department of Early Childhood, the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children to support systems innovations increasing compensation for the early childhood education workforce. Continued

New Report: Strategies for Systems Change

The Collaborative is pleased to share a new report featuring the work of our IHE Partnership Grantees: Strategies for Systems Change: Lessons Learned from the Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation Grant Program. Continued

Grantee Updates + New Learning Community Resources

The Collaborative is excited to share resources from Year 2 of the Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grantee Learning Community. We are also pleased to share that our IHE Partnership grantees will be presenting at the BUILD 2023 Conference. Continued

Grantee Webinar + NEW RFP Due Date

Join us on April 4, 2023, for a webinar featuring The Collaborative’s Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grantees. We are also pleased to announce that the deadline to submit proposals in response to our ECE Compensation Capacity-Building Grant RFP has been extended to June 5, 2023. Continued

ANNOUNCEMENT: Grant Opportunity from The Collaborative

In 2023, The Collaborative will fund a limited number of grants to support the capacity of state, local, municipal, territory, and tribal governments to innovate financing systems to increase the compensation (wages and benefits) of the ECE workforce. Continued

Grantee Spotlight: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

The Collaborative is excited to share updates from our grantee partner University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as part of our Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grant. Continued

Grantee Spotlight: College of Menominee Nation

The Collaborative is excited to share updates from our grantee partner College of Menominee Nation as part of our Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grant. Continued

The Collaborative Awards University of Nebraska Teacher Preparation Grant

The Collaborative is excited to announce that the University of Nebraska has received a Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grant. We are also pleased to share that School Readiness Consulting will continue its work of planning and facilitating the learning community for the second year of the grant. Continued

Grantee Spotlight + Conference Announcement

The Collaborative is excited to share updates from our grantee partner North Seattle College as part of our Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grant. We are also pleased to share that our Director, Dr. Ola J. Friday, will present at the Grantmakers for Education 2022 Annual Conference. Continued

Grantee Learning Community

The Collaborative is excited to share the work of our grantee learning community as part of our Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grant. Continued