We Invite You to Join Our New Policy Advocacy Initiatives!
As a Jumpstart alum, you know the importance of offering high-quality early childhood education (ECE) opportunities to all children, provided by professionally-trained and well-compensated educators. While policy makers are showing a greater awareness that ECE is important, this has not necessarily been backed with new policies or funding. Jumpstart wants to change that, and YOU can help make a difference.
If you are interested in getting involved in advocating for early childhood education with your local, state, and federal representatives, please email Mark Reilly, Jumpstart’s Vice President of Policy & Government Relations, at Mark.Reilly@jstart.org.
The Policy & Government Relations department fights for the same things you care about, like increasing compensation for early educators or expanding access to high-quality early education for all our
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