The K-12 Education Reporter for The Seattle Times, Higgins was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2012 to 2013.
Read moreAnne Arnold
P-3 Director of the Highline School District, tasked with leading the District’s strategic objective to ensure that 95% of all students in Kindergarten in 2013 and beyond meet or exceed standard
Read moreMayor Ed Murray
Seattle Mayor since January 2014, Murray is a proponent of the Seattle Preschool Program Levy, proposed in tandem with the City Council. The Levy will be up for vote for
Read moreRuth Kagi
Washington State Rep. Kagi represents the 32nd District, including North King and South Snohomish counties, and chairs the House Early Learning and Human Services Committee.
Read moreRon Peters
Former Oklahoma state legislator Peters introduced legislation to establish a public-private partnership to promote early-childhood education. Oklahoma was the first state in the nation to adopt universal preschool.
Read moreDr. Andrew N. Meltoff
The Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Chair, Dr. Meltzoff is Co-Director of the University of Washington Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences.
Read moreDr. Patricia K. Kuhl
The Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Early Childhood Learning, Dr. Kuhl is Co-Director of the UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences and Director of the Science of Learning
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