position statements

As a community, our work is continually focused on equity and justice. With this in mind, we have developed a variety of resources and several position statements in response to institutional acts of violence continuing to affect the daily lives of families and children in the United States. We invite you to read the ECEA Position Statements and join us in making change in our classrooms, our communities, and our world. 

STATEMENT ON WORLDWIDE GENOCIDE AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES

Click here to read our statement on Worldwide Genocide and Humanitarian Crises. Resources for educators are also part of this document. 05/10/2024

#stopasianhate

Click here to read our statement against hate crimes toward AAPI communities. 04/10/2021 

Image by Jason Leung

#BLACKLIVESMATTER

Click here to read our call to action to counter anti-Blackness in schools. 05/31/2020

Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona 

ON ACTS OF HATE

Click here to read about how we see the responsibility of educators to teach on the right side of justice. 10/24/2018

Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona 

Layers of Trauma

Click here to read our call to action regarding the separation of immigrant children and families in the U.S. 06/27/2018

Image by Mitchel Lensink 

Denouncing Racism

Click here to read the Black Caucus of NCTE denouncing white supremacy. 08/21/2017

Photo by Clay Banks 

Love is love

Click here to read our response to the Orlando Shootings and the anniversary of the Mother Emmanuel Church Murders. 06/17/2016

Photo by Mercedes Mehlin

Teaching for Equity

Click here to access additional resources to support teaching social justice in early childhood classrooms. 

Image by Sam Balye

No more silence

Click here to read our statement on the Charleston murders and the damage silence can do. 06/19/2015

Photo by Mike Erskine 

Providence Talks

Click here to read our Affirmative Action Committee's statement on Providence Talks. Spring 2014

Photo by Andrew Ebrahim