Alejandra Livas-Dlott

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Alejandra Livas-Dlott
Director of Strategy and Impact,
Wake County Smart Start

Alejandra Livas-Dlott is director of strategy and impact at Wake County Smart Start. She previously served as director of programs at Wake County Smart Start and as preK senior manager for Child Care Services Association. She was the founding director of Discovery Child Development Center and began her career as a kindergarten and first-grade teacher as a Teach for America corps member. Livas-Dlott earned her BA in child development from Tufts University, an MA in education from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in education from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Publications by Alejandra Livas-Dlott
Ideals, Evidence, and Policy Options
Many California children benefit from preschooling, but enrollment rates are lower for poor and working-class families. Quality is uneven, and policy makers must address key questions regarding expanding and improving preschooling, including who…