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Knowledge Network for Early Childhood Education Workforce (KNEW)
Subcontract
Research Team
Principal Investigator: Holly Hatton
Funding Information
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Subcontract from: University of Nebraska at Kearney
Award Date: Jul 1, 2024
End Date: Jun 30, 2026
Abstract
This project is funded by a subcontract from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Addressing the recruitment and retention of early childhood teachers and providers in rural Nebraska to support a high-quality, equitable early childhood education workforce is a critically important issue.
There are currently significant gaps in provision of high-quality early childhood education programs throughout Nebraska.
This project is designed to leverage the University of Nebraska's Extension Early Childhood team create, design and implement an individualized professional learning experience for early childhood teachers and providers in 10 rural Nebraska communities, and to evaluate the implementation of the professional learning experiences.