The Dance of Balancing Local and State Partners in North Carolina
Host Karen Ponder dives into the first formal statewide early childhood system in the nation: North Carolina’s Smart Start, which she herself managed for its first 15 years. She speaks with Amy Cubbage, president of the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC), and Gayle Headen, executive director of Wake County Smart Start.
La presentadora Karen Ponder destaca el primer sistema formal de la primera infancia a nivel estatal en la nación: Smart Start de North Carolina, el cual ella misma administró durante sus primeros 15 años. Karen habla con Amy Cubbage, presidenta de North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC), y Gayle Headon, directora ejecutiva de Wake County Smart Start.
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Article October 14, 2021
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Blog October 14, 2021
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States’ Growing Commitment to Preventing Young Children’s Expulsion from Early Care and Education Programs: RESULTS OF A 50-STATE POLICY SURVEY
Report October 12, 2021
This report examines features of states’ expulsion and suspension prevention policies, based on survey responses and interviews with selected states. The results point to the widespread efforts states are making to develop and implement expulsion prevention policies. Features of policies are varied, and include supports for programs (e.g., professional development, early childhood mental health consultation), requirements for data collection, and changes in program standards and work conditions. Many policies have explicit goals for reducing disparities in exclusionary practices related to race and disability. Promising approaches in five states are highlighted. The brief makes several recommendations for designing expulsion and suspension policies with features that can help ensure strong implementation that significantly reduces exclusionary practices and the racial disparities found in these practices.