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      • Long Beach City Councilman Tours LAUP Preschool to Show Support for Quality Early Education
      • Stipends of $1,000 or More Offered to Early Childhood Educators
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      • Education Needs to Get Down to Business
      • Parsons Foundation Grant to Promote Quality Preschool Education in Los Angeles County
      • Supporters of Early Education Join LAUP at Annual Dodger Day Event
      • Los Angeles Breakfast Club Hears Call for Support of Preschool Cause
      • LAUP Recognizes Preschool Teacher of the Year Award Recipients and Board Member Elizabeth Hamilton Lowe for Making a Difference in Children’s Lives
      • LAUP Announces Winners of 2011 Los Angeles County Preschool Teacher of the Year Awards. The Public is Invited to Attend Celebration Event on April 12.
      • 2011 Preschool Teacher of the Year Awards: Nominate a Hero Today
      • Celia C. Ayala, Ph.D., CEO, Addresses Influential Coro Foundation
      • LAUP Urges Santa Clarita Valley Rotary Club to Support Efforts to Increase Access to Quality Preschool Education Locally and Countywide
      • LAUP Receives Grant for Parental Education and Public Awareness From the California Community Foundation
      • Business Leaders Gather to Lend Support to Preschool Cause
      • Early Education is a Key to Easing Academic Achievement Gap Concern
      • Invest in Our Children, Invest in the Future of Greater Los Angeles
      • LAUP Preschool Facilities Update – Many Children Have Benefited
      • LAUP Preschool Teachers From Across Los Angeles County Gather in Commerce to Celebrate Their Academic Success and College Graduation
      • LAUP Honors Los Angeles County Preschool Teachers of the Year
      • Celia C. Ayala, Long-Time Educator and Early Childhood Advocate, is Appointed CEO of Los Angeles Universal Preschool
      • Supporters of Early Education Show Up in Large Numbers at Dodgers Game
      • Six Outstanding Educators Who Exemplify Excellence in Early Childhood Education are Selected as Los Angeles County Preschool Teachers of the Year
      • Los Angeles Business Association Asserts Importance of Preschool Education
      • Dr. Celia C. Ayala, LAUP's Chief Operating Officer, Recognized for Outstanding Achievement
      • Study Shows Preschool Children Ready for Success in Kindergarten and Beyond
      • Los Angeles Headquarters Association to Honor LAUP
      • Report Stresses Value of Preschool Education
      • Pomona Community Celebrates Opening of LAUP Preschool
      • LAUP Receives Statewide Award For Innovation, World-Class Service and Performance Excellence
      • Application Deadline for Preschool Teacher of the Year Awards Extended Through May 5
      • Better Educated Teachers Needed for Preschools, Study Suggests
      • Preschool Educators Told Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education is Key to Their Children’s Ability to Succeed in the Classroom
      • U.S. Census: Why it is Important
      • First 5 Funding Not Part Of Mid-Year Budget Solutions
      • Supporting Preschool English Language Learners
      • LAUP to Receive Critical Funding from First 5 California
      • First 5 Parents, LAUP's COO and Service Providers Testify in Sacramento
      • Early Education is a Hot Topic in Nation’s and State’s Capitals
      • Community Leaders Galvanize Support for Early Education Despite State Budget Challenges
      • LAUP Recognized for its Commitment to Quality and Expanding Access to Preschool Education
      • LAUP Teachers to Strengthen Their Instructional Skills for the Benefit of Students
      • As States Cut Children's Services, Questions Loom
      • Assemblyman Portantino Tours LAUP Classroom, Impressed by Quality Education Program
      • Corporate Council Established to Raise Awareness and Promote the Need for L.A. Area Business Community to Support Quality ECE
      • New, Fascinating Findings on Preschoolers’ Brains and Math
      • Pre-K Lessons Tied to TV Shows Found to Spur Gains
      • New Altadena Preschool Focuses on Autistic Children in a Blended-Inclusion Format as Part of Integration Efforts
      • Collaboration Among PUSD, LAUP and Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Results in New Preschool Serving the Needs of Autistic Children
      • IBM Donation of 50 Computer Learning Centers to Benefit LAUP Children
      • Dream Big - Choose Preschool
      • PreK-3rd Strategies Can Improve Education in California
      • La Puente Community Celebrates Opening of LAUP Preschool
      • Pre-K Funding Up, Despite State Budget Woes
      • Spotlight Shines on Early Childhood Education During Universal Preschool Conference & Education Expo
      • LAUP Board Member Recognized as One of the Most Influential Hispanics in America
      • New Analysis Points to Size of Early Literacy Gap
      • Report Finds Achievement Gap Continues to Narrow
      • LAUP Preschool Teachers Learn More About Fire Safety
      • IBM Donates Computer Play Stations Valued at $100,000 to LAUP for the Benefit of Preschoolers
      • Report Calls for New Initiative to Improve Math Education for Preschoolers
      • Preparing your Child for Preschool: Important Advice for Parents
      • LAUP Aims to Strengthen Support of Preschool Education Through Parental Advocacy Training Grant
      • LAUP Preschool Teachers From Across Los Angeles County Gather in Baldwin Park to Celebrate Their Academic Success and College Graduation
      • LAUP and First 5 LA Approve Agreement That Funds Preschool Efforts for Seven Additional Years
      • LAUP CEO Speaks on Education Reform Conference
      • Report Calls for New Initiative to Improve Math Education for Preschoolers
      • Selecting A Preschool – Making the Best Investment for your Child
      • Public is Invited to Attend Conference on Education Reform
      • Education Gaps Create ‘Permanent Recession,’ Report Says
      • Child Development Programs Affected by California Budget Crisis
      • New Study Confirms Value of Early Childhood Education
      • Lennox School District Celebrates New LAUP Classroom
      • Moving Up a Great Success
      • LAUP Honors Its 2009 Preschool Teachers of the Year Awardees
      • Governor Appoints Los Angeles Preschool Leader to a State Advisory Committee That Will Focus on Improving Quality of Early Childhood Education Programs in California
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      • Covina-Valley Unified School District and Los Angeles Universal Preschool Partnership Results in New Preschool Offering Low-Cost Early Childhood Education Services to Community
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