Press

ARPA Reports CltBP's Performance Data

View page 8 of Mecklenburg County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Report to see CltBP’s progress to date!

NCECF Announces CltBP as Certified Employer

Read North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation‘s first group of certified employers, including Charlotte Bilingual Preschool.

Dual Language Learning Among Infants and Toddlers

Read New America‘s article that addresses misconceptions about language learning in infants and toddlers.

WFAE highlights CltBP's Workforce Development Program

Read WFAE‘s article about CltBP’s Workforce Development program, which helps parents and family members become Early Childhood Educators. This article is available in Spanish at La Noticia.

CltBP Students Receive Desks

Read La Noticia's article about Charlotte-based CompanyBox custom-printing 300 cardboard desks for CltBP students so they can have their own "study space" at home.

Vi Liles Announces Mayor's Racial Equity Initiative

Charlotte Mayor Vi Liles announced a new $250 million communitywide public-private partnership to advance racial equity in Charlotte. The plan includes significant investments in the city's Corridors of Opportunity.

"Build Back Better" Proposes Universal Pre-K

The White House's "Build Back Better" plan expands access to free high-quality preschool for more than 6 million children. This program would be funded for six years, if approved by Congress.

NC’s Hispanic Community: 2021 Snapshot

North Carolina’s Hispanic population is now greater than one million people, with the Hispanic/Latinx communities in Mecklenburg County (170K) and Wake County (128K) comprising over 25% of the Hispanic population statewide.

Biden signs order to advance educational equity for Latino students

The initiative aims to increase Latino families’ access to quality educational programs, address inequitable treatment of Latino children, and break down barriers to higher education, among other things.

Gov. Cooper Announces $805 Million for Early Care and Learning Programs

Child Care Stabilization Grants will help NC’s early childhood education programs recover from the COVID-19 crisis, get parents back to work, and grow the state’s economy.