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Executive Director
Company NamePre-K Now
Dates EmployedJan 2005 – Dec 2009
Employment Duration5 yrs
LocationWashington D.C. Metro Area
Pew Charitable Trusts and other foundations, worked to secure high quality pre-kindergarten for all three- and four-year-olds across the country.
Between 2002 and 2008, state-funded pre-kindergarten enrollment rose more than 50 percent, and state appropriations increased from $2.9 billion in 2005, to $5.2 billion in 2009. Nationwide, as of 2008, more than 2.1 million three- and four-year-olds are enrolled in some type of publicly-funded early education program, with state-funded pre-kindergarten accounting for about half of all children served.
Key Accomplishments:
• Rejuvenated Pew’s campaign to advance high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten for all 3- and 4-year-olds by mending relations in states and with national organizations and rebranding and relaunching the campaign.
• Supported state advocates, business leaders and policy makers through funding, strategic advice, research data, coalition building, communication expertise, connecting advocates across states, and providing national visibility. By 2011, the campaign had worked in more than 30 states and the District of Columbia and committed more than $104 million—one of the Pew’s largest campaign investments.
• Over the life of the initiative, enrollment in pre-k increased 89 % reaching more than 1.3 million 4-year-olds in 2010. The states in which Pew invested substantially increased enrollment by almost 470,000 children, accounting for 81 % of the total national growth in 4-year-old pre-k enrollment. See less |