Happy New Year! CEELO launches Year 7 and shares a renovated website providing easier access to resources and other materials; this issue also highlights Laura Bornfreund, director of early and elementary education policy at New America, our partner for the ESSA blog series. We share resources from BUILD to help states applying for PDG-B5 grants, key points from a recent Think Tank on calculating “true costs” of quality preschool, and a look at how New York is planning and implementing a P3 framework.

This issue shares lessons learned by former state early education policymakers and shines a spotlight on the influential career of Gayle Stuber, retired Kansas State Department of Education early childhood coordinator. CEELO also seeks submissions for a new blog series, launches a new webpage focused on OEL effectiveness, and shares a retrospective review of the State Early Learning Leadership Academy, along with recent presentations on ESSA, financing high-quality pre-K, applying research to programs and classrooms and taking TA “to the next level.”

This issue addresses early childhood workforce issues and features Mississippi Superintendent of Education Carey Wright sharing advice for getting policymakers to support pre-K. CEELO also shares materials from a recent Cost of Preschool Quality Think Tank and strategic planning progress in Maryland. Looking forward to Roundtable 2018 on June 7-8 in in Austin TX!

This issue focuses on the legacy and lessons learned from two groundbreaking state preschool programs. Our Leadership Spotlight features Susan Adams, assistant commissioner for Georgia’s Pre-K celebrating its 25th anniversary. CEELO also shares a redesigned CPQ&R to calculate costs and identify funding streams associated with providing high-quality ECE, along with a TA@Work story about a multi-state consortium focusing on enhancing family engagement.

This issue focuses on the future and the important role early learning plays in creating a more productive, equitable and healthy future for children, families and communities. Our Leadership Spotlight features Sue Reed, Maine Department of Education early learning specialist. CEELO also shares new ESSA and KEA resources and a TA@Work story from Utah.

This issue celebrates five years of CEELO partnership with state early childhood specialists and previews what is coming next. Our Leadership Spotlight features Lauren Zbysinski, AZ Dept of Education Director of Professional Learning & Sustainability and NAECS-SDE Vice President. CEELO shares lots of new resources and shares TA@Work stories from Virginia and Kentucky.

This issue features CEELO’s Jim Squires reflection on updates in quality standards benchmarks in the NIEER State of Preschool Yearbook. Participants in the 2016-2017 CEELO Leadership Academy share their perspectives on leadership. Also inside are examples of CEELO TA at work and new resources available.

This issue explores leading for change in early childhood education. CEELO’s Melissa Dahlin discusses lessons in leadership during times of change. Our Leadership Spotlight features Renee DeMars-Johnson of Michigan, recipient of the 2017 NAECS-SDE Light Award, and our TA@Work section highlights practical benefits of the EC Academy.

This issue explores early childhood policy leadership. CEELO’s Diane Schilder provides perspectives on leading from the middle. Highlighted is Nicol Russell, an Arizona leader who wears hats as both Deputy Associate Superintendent for Early Childhood and Director of the state Head Start State Collaboration Office, along with updated resources.

This issue focuses on collaboration, featuring the perspective of CEELO’s GG Weisenfeld, former Director of Hawaii’s Executive Office on Early Learning; a discussion with Debra Anderson of Smart Start Oklahoma and Sharon Morgan, director of early childhood for the Oklahoma Department of Education, and updated resources on early education in ESSA.

This newsletter focuses on leading in times of transition. It includes a thought piece by CEELO’s Jana Martella and a discussion with Harriet Feldlaufer (CT Director of Division of Early Care and Education) and John Pruette (NC Executive Director of Office of Early Learning).

Explore our new Impact newsletter, featuring expert perspectives, profiles of education leaders, TA success stories, our latest resources and CEELO events. Our first edition focuses on implementing ESSA for early education, and a Q&A with Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education Secretary Jeana Ross.