Sworn in and ready for my first day as CDC Director! 👍

School's not out: Learning from Ashe, Alexander ednc.org/earlybird/scho… via EducationNC

37 new homes: Durham Housing Authority, Habitat for Humanity complete affordable housing team-up abc11.com/affordable-hou…

Check out this post from the Bipartisan Policy Center: bipartisanpolicy.org/report/apprent…

Bridging the Child-Care Funding Cliff governing.com/policy/bridgin…

State Board celebrates early childhood education articulation agreement between NCCCS and NCICU ednc.org/08-21-2023-sta… via EducationNC

School’s back in session. For early childhood education, it was never out. ednc.org/early-childhoo… via EducationNC

Love seeing Book Harvest across the community!

The Promise of Apprenticeships to Strengthen the Child Care Workforce ffyf.org/the-promise-of…

#USICH is asking for feedback on research agenda, see bit.ly/3ZligY0. NOTHING on infants and toddlers and very little on families. ADD your comments by completing form: bit.ly/3Zm1fgm

Shelter Staff Perspectives on Resources for Young Children Experiencing Homelessness open.substack.com/pub/joewillard…

Opinion: Federal funding for child care is about to fall off a cliff. Why that's a disaster latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Children under 5 make up the largest group by age of households who have had an eviction filed against them. This data shows further the immediate need for programs and initiatives: nytimes.com/2023/10/02/ups…

N.C. Needed a Plan to Help Homeless Kids. Now It Has One. news.ncsu.edu/?p=663048 Thank you Mary and Yay Babies!

Newest way to woo workers: Child care at airports, schools and poultry plants wapo.st/3ShxbRm

What the Bluegrass State Can Teach Us About Increasing Access to Child Care cscce.berkeley.edu/publications/b… via CSCCE at UC Berkeley

Happy National Apprenticeships Week! Durham Early Childhood Educator Apprenticeships durhamprek.org/apprenticeship/

See the new Building Bright Future website! buildingbrightfuturesnc.org

Education Changes Lives! (Updated Design) on Bonfire bonfire.com/education-chan…

Our children and families should not go hungry!