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CU Denver will spearhead group to reform early childhood teacher preparation

June 30, 2021

“The University of Colorado Denver is launching a statewide effort to make it easier for new and existing early childhood teachers to earn college degrees…” Continued

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Why Major Funders Are Teaming Up to Support Early Childhood Educators

June 23, 2021

“Evidence of the benefits of quality early childhood education keeps piling up, including downstream benefits that would more than cover the cost of theinvestment. It’s now so compelling that one wonders why we don’t just make early education universally available…” Continued

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University of Hawaii receives $1.3M to support early childhood educators

June 16, 2021

“Theresa Lock, an early childhood instructor from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Education, or COE, was recently awarded $1.3 million from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative, or EEIC, UH officials announced Wednesday…” Continued

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Eliminating Structural Inequities in Workforce Preparation: New Grants from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative

June 9, 2021

“Georgia State University (GSU) professor Tonia R. Durden believes the impact of her work extends far beyond the Metro Atlanta area…” Continued

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The Early Educator Investment Collaborative Awards $10.4M For Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Programs

June 9, 2021

“The Early Educator Investment Collaborative (The Collaborative) has announced $10.4 million in grants to support partnerships between institutions of higher education (IHEs) and states or tribal nations to transform early educator preparation programs. The Heising-Simons Foundation…” Continued

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Collaborative invests $10.4 million in early childhood educators

June 7, 2021

“The Early Educator Investment Collaborative, a coalition of funders focused on supporting the early childhood education workforce, has announced grants totaling $10.4 million…” Continued

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National Education Collaborative Chooses CMN for Major Grant

June 4, 2021

“The College of Menominee Nation (CMN) is one of six U.S. institutions of higher education to be selected for grants from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (EEIC). CMN, which will…” Continued

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UH receives $1.3M to support early childhood workforce in Hawai‘i

June 4, 2021

“A University ofHawaiʻiat MānoaCollege of Education(COE) early childhood instructor has been awarded $1.3 million from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (EEIC). Under the direction of Theresa Lock…” Continued

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School of Education & Human Development Receives $2.33 Million Grant

June 3, 2021

“Today, the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (EEIC) announced it has awarded the University of Colorado Denver School of Education & Human Development $2.33 million for its commitment to transform its early childhood teacher preparation…” Continued

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Sac State to lead statewide effort to improve early childhood educator preparation

June 3, 2021

“Sacramento State will lead a new partnership in a statewide effort, funded by a $4.5 million grant, to improve preparation for early childhood educators and diversify California’s workforce of preschool teachers…” Continued

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Georgia State Faculty Receive $800,000 Grant To Diversify Early Childhood Education Workforce in Georgia

June 3, 2021

“ATLANTA—Georgia State University faculty members Tonia Durden and Stacey French-Lee have received a two-year, $800,000 grant from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (EEIC) to expand and diversify Georgia’s early childhood education workforce…” Continued

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Our future depends upon caring for the early educators

June 25, 2020

“Our nation’s economic recovery depends on strengthening an essential workforce tragically overlooked and under-appreciated for decades: the early learning and childcare educators who enable parents to work and raise healthy, successful children…” Continued

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