About

What’s on this page?

  • About Early Matters El Paso

  • Members of Early Matters El Paso

  • About El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence

  • Early Matters Texas

Resized_Resized_20210825_152545.jpeg

*Courtesy of Fabens ISD

About Early Matters El Paso

Early Matters El Paso is an action network of the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence. On July 22, 2020, the EPCAE board approved the creation of an Early Matters El Paso chapter. The group is composed of cross-sector partners who recognize the role of quality early childhood experiences on future academic and life outcomes. Utilizing local and regional data, aligned goals and consolidated resources, the group is charged with outlining key metrics to gauge and impact the progress of early childhood education in the El Paso region. Such efforts align to larger regional goals documented in the Regional Scorecard. El Paso will join other state efforts in cities like Austin, Dallas and San Antonio.

The four focus areas of Early Matters include:

  1. Quality and sustainability of the childcare industry.

  2. Kindergarten readiness.

  3. Quality Pre-K through 3rd grade public education.

  4. Quality early childhood teachers.

Members of Early Matters El Paso

* Advisory organizations

About The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence

The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence (EPCAE), based at The University of Texas at El Paso, is a broad-based, citywide collaboration of education, business and civic leaders that has worked for 25 years to transform the PreK-16 educational pipeline and ensure academic success for all young El Pasoans.

Vision

Innovative education, economic prosperity and enhanced quality of life for all El Pasoans.

Mission

The EPCAE is a broad-based, citywide collaboration of education, business and civic leaders that has worked for more than 25 years to transform the PreK-16 educational pipeline and ensure academic success for all young El Pasoans.

Early Matters is a statewide collaborative of business, civic, education, nonprofit and philanthropic leaders dedicated to economic mobility and prosperity for all Texas families through strategic investments in both policies and practices that support children birth – age 8.

Early Matters El Paso joins the collaborative efforts of Greater Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, and Waco.