Collaborating Across State Agencies to Benefit Families in New Jersey
Tonya Coston is the Executive Director of the Division of Early Childhood Services at the New Jersey Department of Education. Host Dr. Sherri Killins Stewart asks Tonya about how she collaborates across agencies and departments to involve other state leaders in the mission of increasing equity in early childhood systems for children and families in New Jersey.
Tonya Coston es la directora ejecutiva de la división de servicios de la primera infancia en el Departamento de Educación de Nueva Jersey. Este es un resumen de su entrevista con la Doctora Sherri Killins Stewart de nuestro episodio en inglés. Aprendemos del trayecto de Tonya, cómo siempre mantiene su prioridad en las familias que sirven en su departamento.
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