The Learning Curve

NOVEMBER 2020
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Foundation for Child Development: The Learning Curve Newsletter
The Foundation for Child Development is sharing upcoming learning opportunities below that may interest you and others in the early care and education community.
ACF’s National Research Conference
on Early Childhood 2020

The Administration for Children and Families' National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2020 (NRCEC 2020) ([link removed]) will be held virtually, Monday, November 30, 2020 to Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.

NRCEC 2020 sessions and posters will highlight research relevant to policies, programs, and services for young children and their families. There is no registration fee for this event.

The goals of NRCEC 2020 are to:
* Identify and disseminate research relevant to young children birth to 8, their families, and the programs that serve them
* Encourage collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers
* Build upon the evidence base for policy and practice

The Conference Program is Now Available ([link removed])
View the Agenda and Add Conference Events to Your Calendar ([link removed])
SRCD Policy Fellowship Programs
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) offers two policy fellowship programs: Federal ([link removed]) and State ([link removed]) . Both offer immersive opportunities for researchers to learn about policy development, implementation, and evaluation, and how to use developmental science to inform public policy at either the federal or state level in the United States.

The SRCD Federal Policy Fellowship Program includes two types of fellowships, the Congressional Policy Fellowship ([link removed]) and the Executive Branch Policy Fellowship ([link removed]) . The SRCD State Policy Fellowship Program includes the State Policy Pre-doctoral Fellowship ([link removed]) and State Policy Post-doctoral Fellowship ([link removed]) .

Who Should Apply?
Scholars from a variety of backgrounds and scientific disciplines are encouraged to apply. Just as SRCD itself is an interdisciplinary organization, its fellows have backgrounds from a range of disciplines focusing on child development issues. SRCD embraces a commitment to, and support for, diversity in the child development field. This includes training and engaging a workforce that is representative of diversity in all its forms. SRCD encourages fellowship applications from scholars of color, scholars from underrepresented cultural and ethnic backgrounds, first-generation college graduates, scholars with disabilities, and scholars from the LGBTQIA+ community.

The submission pages for the 2021-2022 SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowship will be open by December 1, 2020. The submission deadline is Monday, January 4, 2021 at 11:59pm EST.
Learn More About Who Should Apply ([link removed])
ABOUT US Research, policy and practice—we connect these pieces to help build early childhood systems that enable children to reach their full potential. Founded in 1900, the Foundation for Child Development identifies needs, fills gaps and integrates knowledge for successful implementation and continuous improvement. Learn more about our focus areas and download resources by clicking these links:

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