Pictured (L-R): Senior Government Affairs Strategist Jamie Zamora; Senior California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley; Executive Director Kim Belshé; California Business Roundtable Vice President Kirk Clark; California Business Roundtable staff (and baby!)...
Governor Newsom has made early childhood development issues front page news.In the days leading up to swearing-in and his first weeks in office, Governor Gavin Newsom has made good on his campaign commitments by boosting proposed funding for early childhood...
Pictured L-R:[Top] California Strategies Principal, Steve Cahn; Senior Advisor on Early Childhood to Governor Newsom, Giannina Perez; L.A. Partnership for Early Childhood Investments Parker Blackman; Vice President of Policy and Strategy Kim Pattillo Brownson;...
East Coast Pre–K: After introducing a package of bills to increase preschool access in the state (click here for more information on the bills), California Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, along with California Superintendent of Public Instruction-elect Tony Thurmond,...
“Worthy work, unlivable wages,” is the phrase that comes to mind when thinking about the early care and education (ECE) workforce. According to the 2018 Early Childhood Workforce Index, the average wage of a California preschool teacher, entrusted by parents to care...
For First 5s across California, the 20th Anniversary of the passage of Proposition 10 has served as an opportunity for celebration and reflection. Linda Jacobson, a senior reporter at Education Dive, used the anniversary as an opportunity to go in-depth on what First...
First 5s in D.C.: More than 20 First 5 representatives went to Washington, D.C. in November to educate partners and representatives about the important role of First 5 in system building, advocate for federal protections for vulnerable populations, and celebrate our...
My Shot: Finishing the Choose Children 2018 series of interviews with gubernatorial candidates in Palo Alto, First 5 LA’s Vice President of Policy and Strategy Kim Pattillo Brownson joined leaders of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) on December 7 for a...
