The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the grant awards for the 2007 Early Childhood Educator Professional Development (ECEPD) Program.

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The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the grant awards for the 2006 Early Childhood Educator Professional Development (ECEPD) Program.

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The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the grant awards for the 2005 Early Childhood Educator Professional Development (ECEPD) Program. Expert peer reviewers in the areas of early childhood education and professional development reviewed the 126 eligible applications submitted by the closing date of April 22, 2005. The appropriation for the 2005 ECEPD program was approximately $14.7 million. The five (5) grant award recipients are: University of Tennessee - Chattanooga (Project Resources for Early Educator Learning - REEL); University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College (The Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Project); Linn-Benton Community College (Early Education Partnership Project - EEP); Children's Forum, Inc. (Partners in Education and Research for Kindergarten Success - (PERKS); and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (Early Childhood Educator Centers of Educational Excellence).

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The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the grant awards for the 2004 Early Childhood Educator Professional Development (ECEPD) Program. Expert peer reviewers in the areas of early childhood education and professional development reviewed the 127 eligible applications submitted by the closing date of March 16, 2004.

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The Department made awards to the following: Arizona State University, in partnership with the Arizona State Board for School Readiness; Tehama County Department of Education, California; Connecticut State Department of Education; Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, District of Columbia; Mid-America Regional Council, Missouri; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Houston, Texas

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• Press Release: Nearly $15 Million in Grants to Improve Teaching Skills of Early Childhood Educators (November 4, 2002)
• FY 2002 Grantees: San Diego State University Foundation, Sonoma State University (California), Nova Southeastern University (Florida), Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, Mississippi State University, Bank Street College of Education (New York), University of Tennessee, Eastfield College (Texas), Western Oregon State University received grants totaling approximately $15 million.
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• View the FY 2002 Federal Register Notice.

• FY 2001 Grantees: Projects in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas received grants totaling $9.6 million.
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