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Montessori and Equity: Rising to New Challenges

Part 3 of a 3-Part Series

Mark Swartz·Sep 27, 2022·5 min read

The Montessori method arose across the Atlantic and more than a century ago. How is it rising to the challenges set in motion by the global pandemic and national reckoning over racism? A new generation of Montessori leaders is infusing the approach with a heavier dose of equity.

Tennessee on Track to Become First in Nation to Offer Diaper Benefit to Medicaid Families

Good, Say Medicaid Expansion Advocates, But More Work Is Needed

K.C. Compton·Jun 1, 2023·4 min read

Some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable families could soon get relief from the high cost of diapers, as the state works...

Wes Moore: Taking the Poverty Fight to Early Education

The Editors·May 8, 2019·7 min read

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

5 Questions for the Governor: Missouri’s Governor Mike Parson

The Editors·Feb 18, 2020·3 min read

I was a sheriff for 22 years. What I learned the most is that we must be proactive instead of reactive. Bettering our communities starts with taking care of our children.

“Like a Dream Become Reality”: Multnomah’s Preschool For All Effort Showcases Parent Power

Elliot Haspel·Nov 9, 2020·5 min read

In this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal...

Extending the Experience: Digital Promise’s Approach to Toddlers and Technology

Mark Swartz·Mar 7, 2024·5 min read

Every parent does it. We let our young children use the iPad while we fold laundry or take a quick...

New Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment

Cradleboards: A Step Towards Integrating Indigenous Culture into Early Childhood Education

Valeria Atanacio and Ai Binh Ho·Apr 26, 2023·8 min read

Kiowa cradleboard maker Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings, says, “Our cradleboards are living beings” that begin with speaking to the tree that...

Best Practices

Montessori and Equity: Rising to New Challenges

Tennessee on Track to Become First in Nation to Offer Diaper Benefit to Medicaid Families

Wes Moore: Taking the Poverty Fight to Early Education

5 Questions for the Governor: Missouri’s Governor Mike Parson

“Like a Dream Become Reality”: Multnomah’s Preschool For All Effort Showcases Parent Power

Extending the Experience: Digital Promise’s Approach to Toddlers and Technology

New Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment

WHO’s First-Ever Guidelines Reinforce Need to Reduce Screen Time for Youngest Children

Early Childhood Policy Meets Early Childhood Science, Part I: On School Readiness

How Two Zaentz Fellows Are Adapting to—and Shaping—the Early Education Landscape

Inspiration and Adaptation: Helping Parramore’s Parents—and Their Children—Learn and Grow in Orlando

A New Documentary Makes the Case for Early Investment

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