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Amy Checkoway

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Early ed and care policy/research/systems, public servant, mom, foodie, sports fan, music lover, people and dot connector. Personal account.

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Amy Checkoway @checky22.bsky.social · Mar 14

Spending 90 minutes with this amazing panel yesterday talking about early education and care data learnings and needs was such a bright spot and honor. @dbassok.bsky.social @piacar.bsky.social #AEFP2025

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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · Nov 18

Massachusetts has made big investments in ECE but there’s still much to uncover about how to better support early educators. Wrote about what we know so far, key questions to answer, and potential for building capacity to do so. #EduSky #ECEsky 👇🏽

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Early Education Workforce Supports at Scale: How state-level data and research could improve innovations and investments in Massachusetts

Massachusetts lacks foundational insights and a comprehensive understanding of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) workforce. The persistence of these blind spots will undoubtedly constrain continued ...

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Amy Checkoway @checky22.bsky.social · Dec 31

OPINION: School leaders around the world do far more than we give them credit for; they deserve our support hechingerreport.org/opinion-scho...

OPINION: School leaders around the world do far more than we give them credit for; they deserve our support - The Hechinger Report

This story about school leaders was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s weekly newsl...

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Amy Checkoway @checky22.bsky.social · Dec 30

Thank you, President Carter, for walking the walk. We are all better because of your leadership, vision, and heart.

Amy Checkoway @checky22.bsky.social · Dec 21

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Amid child care crisis, Healey seeks to give more money back to Mass. providers - The Boston Globe

The new proposal builds on the changes the state made to early education and care funding earlier this year, in an effort to remedy “long-standing inequities” in the funds providers in some parts of t...