Investing In Early Learning Benefits Us All

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Investing in early learning benefits us all

By Suzanne Bouffard

Categories: Collaboration, Early education

Little children are a big deal for schools today. Mounting evidence about the benefits of early childhood education has motivated thousands of school districts to offer pre-K. Research on the foundations of literacy has spurred greater identification of reading disorders in kindergarten. And knowledge about how students develop over time is driving efforts to align early childhood and the elementary grades. As public investment in the early years increases, we are seeing a growing interest among Learning Forward’s audience in how to support and build on early childhood education. Over the past year, some of our most-attended webinars have focused on teaching and learning from pre-K to 3rd grade. And an increasing number of our members work with young learners or their teachers. We recognize

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Suzanne Bouffard

Senior Vice President, Communications & Publications | + posts

Suzanne Bouffard is senior vice president of communications and publications at Learning Forward. She is the editor of The Learning Professional, Learning Forward’s flagship publication. She also contributes to the Learning Forward blog and webinars. With a background in child development, she has a passion for making research and best practices accessible to educators, policymakers, and families. She has written for many national publications including The New York Times and the Atlantic, and previously worked as a writer and researcher at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Duke University and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. She loves working with authors to help them develop their ideas and voices for publication.