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"Now is the time for creative, collaborative solutions that will drive positive outcomes for all children."
That's the message from the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, which is seeking ideas for "transformative change" in early education through a $35.5 million gift from the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, reports the Harvard Gazette.
In its fifth year, the Innovation Challenge is accepting proposals from individuals or teams for "short-term or long-term change at any level of the early education system, including home, classroom, program, network, and/or policy," per a release.
"And yet, across the country, our early education systems face persistent challenges," says Nonie Lesaux, a professor of education and human development at Harvard and co-director of the initiative.
"To deliver on early education's promise and potential, we need to improve all levels of the system, from supporting the workforce, to finding new ways to promote children's healthy development, to creating policy solutions that bring more and better early learning opportunities," Lesaux says.
The deadline for proposals is July 19, 2024.
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