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State reports modest gains in early‑childhood quality, expands EC Learn and local partnerships
Summary
Department officials presented the 2024 annual report and 2025 quarter‑2 update showing rising quality ratings, expanded observations, growth in EC Learn enrollments and pilots with Ready Start Networks; workforce planning grants identified training and business supports as priorities.
Assistant Superintendent Barry Carter and Deputy Assistant Superintendent Karen Powell presented the Department of Education’s 2024 annual report and the quarter‑2 2025 update, highlighting statewide gains in early‑childhood quality ratings, growth in observation coverage and expansion of the department’s free online professional development platform, EC Learn. Carter said more than 14,000 classroom observations took place across 7,190 classrooms and that the share of sites rated high‑proficient or excellent has increased; he told the council 95 percent of…
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