HOW NEW REPORT SHOWS INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION IMPROVES EARLY LEARNING! (1443 hits)
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New Report Shows Interagency Collaboration Improves Efficiency of Early Learning
Driven by the goals of aligning early learning programs across systems and improving access and quality in federal early learning programs, Secretaries Arne Duncan at ED and Kathleen Sebelius at HHS established the Early Learning Interagency Policy Board (IPB) in 2010.
Originally, the IPB was composed of senior officials from ED and HHS, the White House Domestic Policy Council, and the Office of Management and Budget. Later, the IPB grew to include officials from the U.S. Departments of Defense, Agriculture, and Interior (Bureau of Indian Education). Over the last six years, the IPB brought together various agencies that play a role in early childhood learning and development to provide cross agency resources, joint policy guidance and statements, and expert research studies to States and local communities on critical early leaning issues where the federal government could lend expertise.
The two Departments have received consistent positive feedback from across the country indicating appreciation for the interagency coordination example set by the IPB, serving as a model for similar cross departmental coordination and collaboration at the State and local levels. Early learning stakeholders have repeatedly commented on the importance of the various joint policy statements released by the IPB – such as those focused on reducing suspensions (https://www2.ed.gov/…/in…/ed/earlylearning/initiatives.html…) and expulsions or promoting inclusive settings for young children with disabilities(https://www2.ed.gov/…/ed/earlylearning/inclusion/index.html… – and how these statements were used to improve the quality of programs and produce better outcomes for children at state and local levels.
Last week, a report (https://www2.ed.gov/…/fil…/el-ipb-report-to-secretaries.pdf…) wa sent both Office of Secretaries of ED and HHS that details the IPB successes and challenges in improving the quality of early learning and development across federal agencies from 2010 to the present. The report summarizes the accomplishments and suggests future plans for the IPB as we transition to a new Administration.
It is our hope that the IPB will continue to serve as a model for interagency collaboration and coordination, amplify its reach to include additional federal agencies, and ensure that all children – no matter the zip code in which they were born – get the strong start they need to succeed in school and in life.
Libby Doggett Colleen Rathgeb Deputy Assistant Secretary Acting Deputy Assist. Sec. for Policy and Early Learning for Early Childhood Dev U.S. Department of Education HHS
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