Two educational systems — preschool and higher education –should develop in concert with each other, so that early educators are always learning the newest concepts and strategies for teaching young children.

It’s not just Massachusetts preschool programs that are growing and improving. There’s also exciting growth in the higher education programs that train and prepare early educators.

As states have increased requirements for early educators to have college degrees, the lack of sufficient higher education programs — and appropriately qualified faculty to teach in those programs — has become pressingly evident."

Alyssa Haywoode

Full Story: http://eyeonearlyeducation.com/2014/11/06/new-pathways-in-higher-ed-for-early-educators-a-conversation-with-anne-douglass/