Transforming Early Years Policy in the U.S.: A Call to Action

Transforming Early Years Policy in the U.S.: A Call to Action
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Teachers' College Press
Country
United States
Published
24 February 2023
Pages
224
ISBN
9780807768143

Transforming Early Years Policy in the U.S.: A Call to Action

This timely collection provides an accessible discussion and analysis of some of the most urgent policy issues facing early childhood care and education in the United States: fragmented policy systems; broad disregard for early years professionals exemplified by low pay; standards that fail to increase equity; and overlooking the role community contexts plays in producing or ameliorating social inequalities among children. Contributors draw upon their deep personal experiences with these issues as educators, scholars, and advocates to advance practice-based recommendations for how the nation’s inequitable systems can be transformed. Their call to collective action is supported by an accessible and powerful advocacy toolkit that will grow with readers over time and with practice. The text centers the perspectives of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, with a clear focus on the effects of systemic racism, ageism, sexism, classism, and associated oppressions on early years policies and programs in the U.S.

Book Features:

Concise essays that acknowledge the demands on contemporary readers’ time. Authors that represent a cross section of educators, advocates, researchers, and leaders who are in dialogue with each other.

Personal stories that illustrate how policies and systems affect people, making an urgent case for transforming early care and education policies. A call for action that includes tools for linking personal reflection to collective action.

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