Posted on May 19, 2023
On May 17, 2023, parents and community members learned how to advocate for free, full-day, state-funded preschool in their districts. Keynote speakers included ACNJ Senior Policy Analyst Cynthia Rice, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)'s Early Childhood Education Technical Assistance Specialist Beth Ann Gardiner, and Tezeta "Tez" Roro, M.B.A., a parent advocate who helped establish state-funded preschool in her community in West Orange, New Jersey. She currently serves as a leader on the West Orange PTA.
