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Research to Action: Collaborating With State Education Agencies to Support High-Quality Early Learning (Table 13)

Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT (11:40am to 1:10pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

The objective of this symposium is to demonstrate how research-practice partnerships with state departments overseeing early learning can lead to more equitable, effective policymaking. Participants will learn how different research-practice partnerships are structured, the types of research they produce, and how they support early learning policy. Panelists will include researchers and a state cabinet leader who have worked closely with state administrators overseeing early childhood programs in California, Louisiana, Virginia, and Colorado. Panelists will describe how they have produced and used scholarly research in a way that supports state policy and will invite participants to reflect on how they can make their own research policy relevant.

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