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School Involvement in Early Childhood, July 2000

Acknowledgments

The National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education expresses its sincere appreciation to the early childhood and education leaders who participated in the meeting we convened to discuss school involvement in early childhood. Their discussion and insightful comments are the basis for this publication. We especially thank Robin Rooney for outlining important issues in the discussions, which we used as an initial outline for this publication.

We also thank the helpful and knowledgeable individuals in state education agencies and national organizations for their valuable content and editing contributions. We extend special appreciation to the following individuals whose thoughtful reviews greatly improved the publication: Danielle Ewen, Children's Defense Fund; Rosa Agosto, The Educational Alliance, Inc.; Michele Plutro, Trellis Waxler, Susan Anderson, Willa Siegel, Jean Simpson, and Dollie Wolverton, Head Start Bureau; and Eileen O'Brien, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Laurette Crum and Lonna Jones, Office of the Under Secretary, and Jacquelyn Zimmerman, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. Special thanks to Andria Boykin for designing the illustration on the cover.

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