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How Researchers Casey Stockstill and Halley Potter Hope to Change That

Kendra Hurley·Jul 2, 2024·7 min read

It’s been 70 years since the Supreme Court’s pivotal Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that racially segregated schools are...

Logan Smalley’s Vision for Building Community

Mark Swartz·Jul 22, 2019·5 min read

Like a lot of kids, Logan Smalley liked to take his toys apart and then try (the operative word is...

Part II of a two-part interview with David Jacobson

Mark Swartz·Mar 16, 2023·4 min read

The First 10 initiative of the Education Development Center (EDC) supports a network that will soon include more than 60...

A Q&A with Isabelle Hau about her new book, “Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education.”

Rebecca Gale·Feb 25, 2025·6 min read

Our country is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, and Isabelle Hau, director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning,...

Every year, Early Learning Nation magazine asks experts and friends what they’re thankful for in the early learning world. This...

Mark Swartz·Oct 31, 2023·7 min read

Early Learning Nation magazine recently interviewed Michelle Kang, CEO of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC),...

Tom Kertscher·Apr 23, 2019·5 min read

As a preschooler, Victoria Ankrah was taught in a Paterson, N.J., Head Start program where her mother was a member...

Rebecca Gale·Feb 7, 2024·10 min read

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in unprecedented federal spending in the child care industry. When schools and child care programs shut...

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