LAUNCH Flagstaff — What We’re Reading

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Dear Supporter

The partners of LAUNCH Flagstaff are making daily progress in our efforts around high-quality early childhood education, literacy and life readiness. Here’s a sample of what some of us are currently reading and guiding our thinking. I hope you’ll find this information useful too.

Best,

Paul Kulpinski,
Partnership Director

WHAT WE’RE READING

This is a comprehensive, detailed account of the complex state of Universal Preschool (UPK) in the United States. As discussions regarding access, equity, and the societal value of early childhood education enter into the public forum, this book offers critical perspectives for next steps. The authors join the synergy of wonder to the practicality of wisdom to navigate complicated systems of power, relationships, and discourse. Cross-sector efforts to address planning and implementation of UPK are examined while acknowledging the current inequitable nature of the field.

Preschool for Underserved Flagstaff Families on the Way

From Arizona Daily Sun, January 30, 2020. Kaitlin Olson.

IQ vs. EQ: Why it Matters What We Measure

From Six Seconds, January 14, 2020. Michael Miller.

Up With People Tour Benefits Early Childhood Education in Flagstaff

February 7, 2020. Casey Jenkins

UPCOMING EVENTS

Preschool Collaboration Meeting – February 18, 2020

We are convening a meeting with all existing child care and preschool community members to discuss next steps for the project and use collective impact to design programming to meet our goals for increasing quality and access to high quality early learning programming.

Learn More and Register to Attend