December 06, 2022

Keeping Each Other Accountable - Equity in ECE Funding

44 minutes

Why isn’t funding equitable, and what has to be addressed in order to make sure that ECE funding is just and equitable? Today, we're talking about current funding, and we're also talking about how funding has not been equitable throughout the early childhood space.

Today’s guests are Keami Harris, the Chief Equity and Strategy Officer at the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, and Dr. William Johnson, the Director of Educational Strategy at the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund. Listen to their conversation to learn more about how funding has been inequitable throughout history, what foundational shifts need to occur for funding to flow in the right direction, and how leaders and providers can hold each other accountable.

Topics Discussed in This Episode

[00:00:59] Keami Harris and her work for Early Childhood Funders Collaborative

[00:02:13] Dr. William Johnson and his work as Director of Educational Strategy at the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

[00:02:57] How previous policies or funding have been inequitable

[00:07:38] What foundational shifts are necessary

[00:11:50] Personal experiences that influenced Keami’s and Dr. Johnson’s work

[00:20:06] How funders and policymakers ensure that their dollars are used in an equitable way

[00:26:09] How to elevate the voices of families so they can get what they need

[00:31:32] How providers and leaders can hold each other accountable

[00:38:10] What Keami and Dr. Johnson wish people knew about their work

Resources

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