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9. Miriam Calderon - Part 1
In the first part of a two-part episode, Dr. Lynette Fraga talks with Miriam Calderon of the U.S. Department of Education, where she serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Learning. Miriam shares her professional journey from local impact working in the child care classroom to affecting change at the national level as a civil servant. An ESL-learner as a young child, Miriam shares her passion for dual-language learners in the early education classroom. Together, Dr. Fraga and Miriam discuss the art of the possible for the early care and education field.
About Miriam Calderon
Miriam Calderon is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Learning at the U.S. Department of Education. Miriam was appointed by Gov. Kate Brown in 2017 to serve as the early learning system director for the state of Oregon. She previously served in the Obama-Biden Administration advising on early learning policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Domestic Policy Council.
Miriam has a diverse set of experiences in the early childhood field in program, policy, and advocacy. She worked as the senior director for early childhood at the Bainum Family Foundation, as director of early childhood education at the District of Columbia Public Schools, and as associate director for education policy at UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza).
Miriam began her career in early childhood working in Head Start. She is a native of Washington D.C. and holds degrees from the University of Delaware and Portland State University.
Show Notes
- U.S Department of Education, Early Learning website
- Child Care Aware of America (el sitio de web en espanol)
Subscribe to this special series of intimate interviews to hear how other leaders are creating space for all types of voices to be heard. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you stream. This podcast is a production of Child Care Aware® of America.
Learn more at www.childcareaware.org/thetable.
Music for A Seat at the Table is Retro Groovy by EightBallAudio.
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By Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D.In the first part of a two-part episode, Dr. Lynette Fraga talks with Miriam Calderon of the U.S. Department of Education, where she serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Learning. Miriam shares her professional journey from local impact working in the child care classroom to affecting change at the national level as a civil servant. An ESL-learner as a young child, Miriam shares her passion for dual-language learners in the early education classroom. Together, Dr. Fraga and Miriam discuss the art of the possible for the early care and education field.
About Miriam Calderon
Miriam Calderon is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Learning at the U.S. Department of Education. Miriam was appointed by Gov. Kate Brown in 2017 to serve as the early learning system director for the state of Oregon. She previously served in the Obama-Biden Administration advising on early learning policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Domestic Policy Council.
Miriam has a diverse set of experiences in the early childhood field in program, policy, and advocacy. She worked as the senior director for early childhood at the Bainum Family Foundation, as director of early childhood education at the District of Columbia Public Schools, and as associate director for education policy at UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza).
Miriam began her career in early childhood working in Head Start. She is a native of Washington D.C. and holds degrees from the University of Delaware and Portland State University.
Show Notes
- U.S Department of Education, Early Learning website
- Child Care Aware of America (el sitio de web en espanol)
Subscribe to this special series of intimate interviews to hear how other leaders are creating space for all types of voices to be heard. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you stream. This podcast is a production of Child Care Aware® of America.
Learn more at www.childcareaware.org/thetable.
Music for A Seat at the Table is Retro Groovy by EightBallAudio.