State Policy Approaches to Reducing and Preventing Expulsion in Early Care and Education
This session was presented during BUILD 2022 National Conference.
This session will examine trends and variation in state expulsion prevention policies, based on information from a 50-state survey. A presentation on the survey results will highlight several features of states’ policies including program supports, such as professional development or infant-early childhood mental health consultation; changes in program standards and work conditions; and requirements for data collection. Leaders from Arizona and Alaska will describe expulsion prevention policies in their states; Alaska includes expulsion prevention policy in its QRIS while Arizona employs multiple levers in its policy, including expanded program supports and new requirements for data collection.
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Report May 26, 2023
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Video May 2, 2023
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Video April 24, 2023
This video about the original midwives, is a reminder of the the systematic eradication of Black midwives, as well as the hope and promise of the work Black midwives and doulas are reclaiming.