A new policy framework for supporting children from birth through third grade was unveiled recently by the Alliance for Early Success, formerly known as the Birth to Five Policy Alliance. The name change reflects growing consensus about the value of the birth-through-third frame that the GLR Campaign has been promoting.

The Birth to Eight State Policy Framework – which emphasizes evidence-based approaches to improve health, learning and economic outcomes for young children – was developed in collaboration with a number of groups, including the GLR Campaign, and is designed to be the core of a common agenda around which various advocates can rally.

An important step in that direction was a mid-April meeting co-sponsored by the Campaign and the Alliance that brought together White House officials, policymakers, administrators, researchers and advocates to share strategies for improving early learning efforts.  To view the agenda and materials from the panel discussions, click here.