Join us in making a promise to take action! Commit to connecting with your fellow educators, advocates, and policy makers to advance policy and increase investments for early childhood education and educators.Ìý
- .ÌýAttend city council meetings, school board meetings, briefings,Ìýand town halls to meet them, and follow them on social media to learn their views on issues you care about.
- Find the policy agenda from your 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Affiliate.ÌýRead it and think about ways you canÌýsupport this plan in your everyday work. Then join your affiliate’s public policy committee!
- Invite your elected officials to visit high-quality early childhood programsÌýso they see firsthand the value ofÌýearly learning.
- Engage the media byÌýwritingÌýa letter to theÌýeditorÌýor an op-ed opinion piece for publication in your local newspaper.Ìý
- Organize a book or article club to create a space where friends and colleagues with a variety ofÌýpolitical beliefs can learn, share, and think about early childhood education in a more casual setting.Ìý
- Mobilize your assets.ÌýUse theÌý51³Ô¹ÏÍø advocacyÌýtools and resourcesÌýto leverage your capacity and know-how to pump up your early childhood advocacy muscle.
- Vote. And get others to vote too.ÌýUse theÌýÌýto make sure your voice is heard in every election at the local, state, andÌýnational levels. Ìý