Transforming early years policy in the U.S. : a call to action /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Nagasawa, Mark K. (Editor), Peters, Lacey (Editor), Bloch, Marianne N. (Editor), Swadener, Beth Blue (Editor), Souto-Manning, Mariana (writer of foreword.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2023]
Series:	Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press)
Subjects:	Early childhood education > United States. Minorities > Education (Early childhood) > United States. Early childhood teachers > United States. Educational change > United States. Early childhood education. Early childhood teachers. Educational change. Minorities > Education (Early childhood) United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Mark K. Nagasawa, Lacey E. Peters, Marianne N. Bloch, and Beth Blue Swadener
In this moment... we are essential / Lucinda Heimer
One center, two programs : finding promise within a fragmented and unequal non-system / Louis Hamlyn-Harris
Toward transforming fragmented and unequal early years systems-recommendations / Jacqueline Jones
Constellations of care : Black kith and kin home/place making beyond the state gaze / Ashley J. May
Proactive, not reactive : creating anti-racist policies for child care centers and preschools / Kerry-Ann Escayg and Flóra Faragó
Short- and long-term policy solutions are necessary to address inequities in access and affordability in the early years / Chrishana M. Lloyd and Julianna Carlson
Felt (in)equities : the status of infant-toddler care / Barbara Milner
Felt (iIn)equities : the status of infant-toddler teachers / Emmanuelle N. Fincham
Recognizing the birth to three workforce as educators / Emily Sharrock and Annie Schaeffing
Grounding educators' experiences, perspectives, and intellect in de/professionalization debates / Lea J.E. Austin
Toward equity in professionalization through community and coalition building / Juliana Pinto McKeen, Fabiola Santos-Gaerlan, Alice Tse, and Wendy Jo Cole
Toward professionalization by the people / Betzaida Vera-Heredia
Don't train me to serve! : supporting thriving teachers through identity development / Vanessa Rodriguez
"I want to be treated like I'm valuable" : advocating for teachers' humanity / Abbi Kruse
Talking the talk, walking the walk with teachers / Lorraine Falchi and Cristina Medellin
Being held to whose standards? : considering the unique experiences of racially and ethnically diverse children / Alexandra Figueras-Daniel and Stephanie M. Curenton
Using aesthetic approaches to meet and challenge the national standards : a both/and approach / Margarita G. Ruiz Guerrero and Carolyn Brennan
"John Adams didn't own slaves" : culturally affirming standards, assessments, and curriculum / Evandra Catherin
Elevating the cultural wealth in communities of color : the RICHER framework-intersectionality between race and place / Iheoma U. Iruka
It really does take a village : why educators need to be involved in community initiatives / Jaclyn Vasquez and Mark Nagasawa
Mi casita : how a school can exist to meet the needs of children and adults alike / Eva Ruiz and Rafa Pérez-Segura
Sustaining our futures through expanded relations / Anna Lees
Now what? : our call to collective action / Mark K. Nagasawa, Lacey E. Peters, Marianne N. Bloch, and Beth Blue Swadener.