Improving Your Program with Pedagogical Leadership

McCormick Institute for Early Childhood

BY Margie Carter | December 1, 2012

Despite the shaky economic times we are living in, the early childhood field is finally being taken seriously and it feels like a significant shift is underway. I’m excited about all the opportunities before us, yet a bit uneasy at the same time. The position promoted by some seems to be that implementing more standards and quality rating systems is all that is needed to improve outcomes for children. Rarely do you hear the idea that to sustain quality, teachers must be provided with more off the floor time to plan and talk through the complex task of understanding the teaching and learning process. … Download this resource to read the rest of this story.


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By Nudrat (Nuri) Hassan • April 1, 2026
Nudrat (Nuri) Hassan, MPH, serves as the Data and Evaluation Coordinator at the McCormick Institute for Early Childhood at the National Louis University. In this role, she develops and automates both individual and aggregated profile reports for Leadership Academies across the country, utilizing statistical analysis and programming techniques. She also designs surveys to support program evaluation efforts for the Research and Evaluation Team. Nuri holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Health Science with a certification in Health Informatics from Minnesota State University and a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology with a certification in Maternal and Child Health from the University of South Carolina, Columbia. Prior to her current position, Nuri was a Health Promotion Graduate Assistant at the Center for Health and Well-being, where she conducted evaluation reports, provided wellness coaching, and served as an STI consultant to help students access community resources for preventative health measures.
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