Principals Lead the Way for Universal Pre-K

The Challenge 

The National Association of Elementary School Principals' (NAESP) asked Collaborative to support its efforts to improve early childhood education by creating advocacy tools for NAESP's Leading Early Learning: Principals as Champions for Pre-K Initiative.

Our Approach 

The Collaborative team researched national and state-specific pre-K issues and created fact sheets, letters to the editor and op-eds tailored to three states in which strong pre-K efforts are already underway—Arkansas, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Our team also conducted interviews with principals in each of these three states and, based on these discussions, drafted a series of testimonials in support of universal pre-K. These materials are available through a special pre-K Web page—designed by Collaborative—located on NAESP’s Web site.

Our Impact 

As a result of Collaborative’s tireless work, these advocacy tools are used to help principals become pre-K advocates and are a vital component in the effort to change the role of elementary school principals in children’s education.

Date Added: Mar 12, 2010
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