Monday, November 22, 2004
Doggett Statement on NIEER Pre-K Report
Pre-K Investments Spoiled by Lethargic Policy and Low Funding

Thursday, November 18, 2004
Doggett Statement on 'High Scope Perry Pre-K Study'

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Doggett Statement on 'Oklahoma Pre-K Report'

Monday, September 27, 2004
New Mexico will lead on pre-k
Richardson-Denish Administration announces new Pre-K Initiative.

Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Report: Access to Pre-Kindergarten Good, but not Good Enough
Fifteen states increase budgets for early childhood education for FY’05 school year

Thursday, July 29, 2004
Doggett Statement on AACTE Pre-K Reform Report
800-member national organization zeroes in on pre-k standards

Thursday, July 15, 2004
US Conference of Mayors Supports High Quality Pre-Kindergarten
1,100-plus nonpartisan organization recognizes pre-k's importance to cities' futures.

Friday, July 09, 2004
Statement from Libby Doggett, Ph. D., Praising Gov. Bush’s Veto

Monday, May 24, 2004
Libby Doggett, Ph.D., named executive director of TEE
Early childhood expert to refocus TEE's state level high-quality pre-k coalition-building

Thursday, January 08, 2004
Trust for Early Education Executive Director Amy Wilkins' Statement on Indiana Early Learning Initiative: Wilkins Lauds Governor Kernan's Bold Plan to Strengthen Pre-K
Unlike so many of the problems that plague us today, the answer to the school readiness crisis is absolutely clear.

Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Bachelor's Degrees are the Best for Raising Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Quality According to a new Trust for Early Education Report
(Washington, DC)—Today, the Trust for Early Education (TEE) released a new study by Marcy Whitebook, Ph.D., Director, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California, Berkeley, showing that pre-kindergarten teachers with bachelor’s degrees and specialized training in child development raise pre-kindergarten program quality and result in better outcomes for children.

Thursday, July 24, 2003
Statement by Trust for Early Education Executive Director Amy Wilkins on House Passage of the Head Start Bill
The Head Start reauthorization bill presented the House with two challenges -- policy and funding. As the bill has moved through the legislative process, the policy has improved but the funding has deteriorated.

Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Trust for Early Education Executive Director Amy Wilkins Presses for B.A. Requirement To Raise Head Start Quality
Wilkins Calls on the Senate to Require that Teachers with a Bachelor’s Degree Lead Every Head Start Classroom

Monday, July 07, 2003
Trust For Early Education Executive Director Amy Wilkins Praises President for Commitment to Early Literacy, Urges Support for Increased Teacher Qualifications
The Trust for Early Education Executive Director Amy Wilkins released the following statement following the President’s remarks on the reauthorization of the Head Start “Today, the President made a strong commitment to early education in his first major public statement dedicated to this issue.

Tuesday, June 03, 2003
Trust for Early Education Executive Director Amy Wilkins Praises B.A. Requirement To Raise Head Start Quality, Endorses Carefully-Regulated Federal-State Demonstration Partnership Before House Subcommittee on Education Reform
Trust for Early Education Executive Director Amy Wilkins testified today before the House Subcommittee on Education Reform and praised H.R. 2210’s requirement that half of all Head Start teachers have BA degrees with training in early education by 2008.

Thursday, May 22, 2003
Trust for Early Education Praises Head Start Reform Legislation Provisions Raising Teacher Qualifications
Trust for Early Education Executive Director Amy Wilkins issued the following statement today:

“The Head Start reauthorization legislation introduced today by Congressional Republicans...

Monday, February 03, 2003
Trust For Early Education ED Amy Wilkins Labels Bush Budget Head Start Proposal Inadequate On Quality Improvement
The Trust for Early Education Executive Director Amy Wilkins released the following statement on proposed federal funding for Head Start programs:

"In discussing the future of Head Start, the central concern is how we can reinvigorate the program while remaining true to the principles...