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Massachusetts officials mark 20th anniversary of early education agency, cite research and preschool partnerships
Summary
Amy Kershaw, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, and Secretary of Education Pat Tutwiler marked the agency’s 20th anniversary and highlighted research, growing legislative and community support, and the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative as signs of progress for early education.
Amy Kershaw, commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, said the department is celebrating “the twentieth anniversary of the creation of this department” and described the milestone during remarks this month with Massachusetts Secretary of Education Pat Tutwiler.
Kershaw and Tutwiler framed the anniversary as a moment to underscore research showing the importance of early learning. “I'm a big believer in the research,” Tutwiler said. “And the…
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