September 4, 2026
At UNO, Working Educators Build Careers Without Leaving the Classroom
The Early Childhood Inclusive Professional (ECI PRO) Pathway is designed for early educators who are already working in the field and want to earn a bachelor's degree along with a Nebraska early childhood teaching certification.
September 3, 2026
From Action to Impact: Highlights from the 2025-26 Superintendents' Early Childhood Plan
The newly released report highlights how a regional partnership among school districts in the Omaha metro continues to grow and the sustained impact it is having in schools and communities.
August 28, 2026
What We've Learned About Building Early Learning Systems
Read an excerpt from a guest blog written by Amy Schmidtke, the Buffett Institute director of educational practice, for the AASA, the School Superintendents' Association, on how the Buffett Institute has partnered with school districts to incorporate early childhood into K-12 school systems.
August 4, 2026
Fulbright Scholar Studies Indigenous Parenting Across Countries
As an international Fulbright Scholar, Alexandra Gregory has spent the last five months at the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz, working with and learning from Native American child development and child- and family-serving program experts like Nancy Whitesell and Michelle Sarche, the senior director of Tribal research, policy, and partnerships at the Buffett Early Childhood Institute.
July 24, 2026
Congressional Briefings Highlight Military Child Care Gaps—and the Impact on Families, Workforce, and Readiness
The “Closing the Military Child Care Gap: Data, Workforce, and Federal Action” congressional briefings were hosted by the Buffett Early Childhood Institute and the National Military Family Association (NMFA) on July 20 in Washington, D.C.
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