DEC Seeks Policy and Advocacy Council Chair(s)
DEC is searching for the next Policy and Advocacy Council Chair! The Chair of this Council would demonstrate experience as follows:...
Sep 15, 2016
DEC's September E-Communicator
DEC's September E-Communicator is available now. Read about the latest news and a message from Executive Director, Peggy Kemp, PhD, and...
Sep 7, 2016
Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) released!
DEC members will be pleased to see that the final Head Start Performance Standards have been released and are contained in today's...
Sep 6, 2016
A Webinar from the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education and AUCD's Early Inter
Early Childhood Workforce Development Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET Webinar Description: The early childhood...
Aug 25, 2016
U.S. Department of Education Announces New Pay for Success Grant Competition for Preschool
From the US Department of Education's press release on August 19, "The U.S. Department of Education announced today the availability of...
Aug 22, 2016
ED and HHS Announce $1 million investment to implement the Pyramid Equity ED and HHS Announce $1 mil
"ED and HHS announced today a $1 million investment from in the Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and...
Aug 16, 2016
Upcoming Learning Deck: Everyone on Board: Implementing the Pyramid Model Program-Wide
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT Facilitators: Elizabeth Steed, Ph.D., Lise Fox, Ph.D. Implementing the...
Aug 15, 2016


Meet the new aRPy Ambassadors!
State aRPy Ambassadors have been selected: Click here to watch the announcement video! Their role is to help build state capacity to...
Aug 12, 2016
Yes DEC CAN! DEC's Bi-Weekly Policy E-Brief
This week's policy e-brief features a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the state of flexibility waivers, a...
Aug 12, 2016
OSERS Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Children with Disabilities in Virtual Schools
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSER) released guidance on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...
Aug 12, 2016