Archived Position Papers and Letters

NAECS-SDE Comments on the Race-to-the-Top Early Learning Challenge in FY 2012

NAECS-SDE Comments Submitted to the Race-to-the-Top Early Learning Challenge Proposed Requirements-July 2011

NAECS-SDE 2011 Recommendations for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization

NAECS-SDE Comments Submitted to the US DOE/HHS "Listening Tour on Early Learning"

The NAEYC/NAECS-SDE Joint Statement on the Common Core Standards for Kindergarten through Third Grade 2010

The NAECS-SDE 2010 Letter to the House Education and Labor Committee on ESEA Reauthorization

The NAECS-SDE Comments to the US-DOE on the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

NAECS-SDE Recommendations to the New Obama-Biden Administration on Early Childhood Education-January 2009

NAECS-SDE Policy Paper Collaboration on Children and Nature developed by the World Forum and Nebraska Nature Action Collaboratives for Children in cooperation with and endorsed by NAECS-SDE 2008

State Early Childhood Development Systems Slides and Logic Model (NAECS-SDE participated in development and use of this resource)

NAEYC/NAECS-SDE Joint Position Paper (2003): Earlcy Childhood Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation: Building an Effective, Accountable System in Programs for Children Birth through Age 8

Where We Stand

Position Statement with Expanded Resources

Supplement on Screening and Assessment of Young English-Language Learners

Recess and the Importance of Play

STILL Unacceptable Trends in Kindergarten Entry and Placements (Revision and Update, 2000)

On the Road to Change-A National Policy for Children (1995)

Chapter 1 Services and Early Childhood Education: Porblem or Promise? (1991)

The Role of State Departments of Education in Early Childood Program Services Coordination (1978)