Want to fight poverty? Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore – bestselling author, Army combat veteran, social entrepreneur – explains why improving education is an excellent place to start. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
Our kids need to put the devices down and to play outdoors more. This isn’t just another parent waxing nostalgic...
When University of Maryland Associate Professor Geetha Ramani and her colleagues visit early learning classrooms, they’re known as the “game people.” Ramani’s research shows not only the importance of teaching math skills, but also the effectiveness of what might seem like an obvious tactic: Make it fun.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has called Dea Wright the city’s “early childhood education czar.” True to someone entrusted with czarlike power,...
7 Reasons to Be Encouraged about the Planet Our Children Are Inheriting
Finding Hope in the U.S. Early Years Climate Action Plan
While climate change is all around us, and the projections are uniformly grim, there have never been so many local,...
“I’m a reader!” These are magic words for Alvin Irby, a former teacher and the founder and executive director of...
For many of us, COVID-19 has completely changed how we work. Remote work might have its advantages for some, but when the kids are out of school and libraries and museums are closed, juggling two roles at once can be a challenge. What is a parent to do? As two developmental psychologists dedicated to understanding how children learn and play, these questions are filling our inbox.
Women come of age steeped in conversations about reproduction. Different cultures interact with women’s bodily changes in various ways, but...
In this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal...
The best time to get a child’s life off to a solid start begins months before their birth. That’s why...
What a Difference Extended-Hours Childcare Makes
17-Hour Childcare in Rochester Is a Gamechanger for Working Parents
When many daycare centers are closing shop for the day, Rosa Marie at Rochester’s Marvelous Mind Academy is just getting...
When you’re not sure what to eat, But you want to make a healthy treat, A delicious meal so tasty...
