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- T.E.A.C.H. 2016-17 Annual Report – National
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- EarlyChildhoodTeacher.org – A website for and about current and aspiring early learning educators.
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- The Ounce: Job-Embedded Professional Learning Essential to Improving Teaching and Learning in Early Education
- Think Small: Build a Better Business
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- Early Childhood Education Leadership Development Compendium: A View of the Current Landscape
- Institute for Educational Leadership
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- Wisconsin’s Child Care Workforce: Wages, Benefits, Education, and Turnover of the Professionals Working with Wisconsin’s Youngest Children 2016
- The Current Status of Wisconsin’s Child Care Workforce 2010
- Attracting, Supporting, and Retaining a Qualified Workforce 2010
- Brief on Credit for Prior Learning 2010
- Advancement to Pathways for Early Childhood Higher Education 2010
- Child Care Professionals in 2010: The View From Wisconsin
- Starting Early, Starting Now: Investing in Teachers to Grow Child Care Quality
- Lessons from Research and the Classroom: Implementing High-Quality Pre-K that Makes a Difference for Young Children
- The Early Childhood Workforce Index
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- Highscope Educational Research Foundation
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- The Ounce: The Importance of Continuity of Care: Policies and Practices in Early Childhood Systems and Programs