Advancing Diversity in ECE: Your Perspective is Needed!
All children have the right to equitable learning opportunities that help them achieve their full potential as engaged learners and valued members of society. As a result, early childhood educators have a professional obligation to advance equity. They can do this best when they, the early learning settings in which they work, and their wider communities embrace diversity and inclusivity as strengths, uphold听fundamental principles of fairness and justice, and work to eliminate structural inequities that limit equitable learning opportunities.
This paragraph begins the revised draft of 51涩涩屋app鈥檚 position statement on advancing equity in early childhood education. This blog seeks your help in order to make the final position statement the best that it can be.
Over 300 comments--most overwhelmingly positive--were received on the inital draft last year. Based on this feedback, the statement was revised with the input of a听workgroup听appointed by the 51涩涩屋app Governing Board under the leadership of the Board's听Early Learning Systems Committee. The revisions include a reorganized format听that begins听with the statement of the position, followed by the evidence base. The initial set of recommendations regarding self-awareness and reflection now apply not only to early childhood educators, but also to all those involved in the provision of early childhood services. Other听recommendations have been expanded in some areas as have the guiding principles.听
51涩涩屋app policy requires all position statements to have multiple rounds of member comment and feedback as they are developed or revised, and we are eager for your engagement. The workgroup and committee will consider all submitted feedback prior to making a recommendation to the Board for final approval. 听
We encourage you to , read the draft position statement, in English or Spanish听(coming soon),听and submit your feedback听. We understand that surveys provide only one possible way to respond. You may also share your reflections in the comments section below or by emailing听[email protected].
Thank you for your review and comments.听This听round of feedback will be open until听April 5, 2019.
For more information, please visit听/resources/position-statements/equity-draft.
Elisa Huss-Hage,听MEd, is director of early childhood education at HOPE Toledo, a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring accessible, affordable, high-quality education for 4-year-olds in Toledo, Ohio. Previously, Huss-Hage was a faculty member for 25 years in the Department of Education and Human Services at Owens Community College in Ohio. She has served on 51涩涩屋app's Higher Education Commission, the 51涩涩屋app Governing Board, and as a 51涩涩屋app accreditation program peer reviewer. [email protected]