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Amy O'Leary
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Young Children
March 1, 2020

From Our President: Where Will Your Passion for Early Education Take You?

As I near the end of my time as 51ɬɬapp Governing Board president—a job I could not have imagined doing when I was starting out as a preschool teacher—I can’t help thinking about my own younger self and what she might need to hear.

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Amy O'Leary
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Michelle Kang

Michelle Kang is the Chief Executive Officer at 51ɬɬapp.
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Young Children
November 1, 2019

51ɬɬapp Governing Board and Leadership

51ɬɬapp Governing Board, Young Children Consulting Editors, and Voices of Practitioners Editorial Advisory Board (November 2019)
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51ɬɬapp Member Jared Hennen
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Young Children
November 1, 2019

51ɬɬapp Member Spotlight: Jared Hennen

Providing support to others has been the heart of Jared’s career, as a teacher and as a professional development provider.
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Young Children
November 1, 2019

De nuestra presidenta. Seamos nuestros propios mejores defensores

Únase a nosotros—como los defensores que son y tienen que ser—para insistir en que nuestro país cumpla la promesa de una educación infantil de alta calidad para nuestros niños, familias y comunidades.

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Amy O'Leary
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Young Children
November 1, 2019

From Our President. Becoming Our Own Best Advocates

Join us—as the advocates you are and must be—to insist that our country deliver on the promise of high-quality early childhood education for our children, families, and communities.

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Amy O'Leary
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Blog
October 3, 2019

Advancing Equity: The Story of a Position Statement

In 2017, after a review of 51ɬɬapp’s current position statements, the Governing Board charged the Early Learning Systems Committee with revising both the DAP and Teacher Preparation position statements. This pointed to the need for Advancing Equity.

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Elisa Huss-Hage
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Blog
September 17, 2019

Announcing Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education

This statement breaks new ground for the field and for 51ɬɬapp, affirming that all children have the right to equitable learning opportunities and that all early childhood educators have a professional obligation to advance equity.

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Amy O'Leary, Rhian Evans Allvin
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Young Children
September 1, 2019

51ɬɬapp Governing Board and Leadership

51ɬɬapp Governing Board, Young Children Consulting Editors, and Voices of Practitioners Editorial Advisory Board (September 2019)
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Tessie Ragan
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Young Children
September 1, 2019

51ɬɬapp Member Spotlight: Tessie Ragan

Tessie Ragan comes from a long line of educators. Her mother was a military family child care provider, and her grandmother taught public elementary school in Queens, New York.
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