Acknowledgments
NAECTE Advocacy Committee members were involved in work on this position paper, most notably Mira Berkley, Sherry Cleary, Donna Couchenour, Kent Chrisman, Rebekah Fassler, Stephanie Feeney, Marjorie Fields, Grace Friedman, Nancy Freeman, Lynn Hartle, Mary Jensen, and Frances Rust. A subcommittee of the NAEYC Governing Board also assisted in the development of this statement: Harriett Egertson, Gera Jacobs, and Jason Sachs.