WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), through a brief titled 'Testing a Theory of Change for Leadership in Center-Based Early Care and Education Settings,' has shed light on how leadership influences outcomes in early childhood care and education. The brief, OPRE Brief #2024-346, was authored by Katie Gonzalez, Gretchen Kirby, Lizabeth Malone, Anne Douglass, and Yange Xue and was issued in November 2024. The Early Care and Education Leadership more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from Mathematica, an organization specializing in social policy research, titled 'Measuring Leadership in Center-Based Early Care and Education Settings: What We Can Learn from Teaching Staff and Center Managers', finds that the perspectives of teaching staff are essential for understanding leadership in early childhood education (ECE) centers. The report, designated OPRE Brief #2024-347, was authored by a team including Yange Xue, Scilla M. Albanese, G more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the Urban Institute and MEF Associates titled 'Early Care and Education Apprenticeships Learning Agenda' and authored by Tricia DelGrosso, Erin Doyle, Catherine Kuhns, Diane Schilder, and Helena Wippick, outlines gaps in the knowledge base surrounding Early Care and Education (ECE) apprenticeship programs. The report, OPRE Report #2025-070, was submitted in July 2025 to the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administratio more PR