Trauma, chaos and unrelenting stress can overwhelm anyone’s ability to nurture. For incarcerated parents, these hardships often have been a...
Free school meals were a godsend for Lynnea Hawkins long before the pandemic. Her son was living with his father...
Developed in the 1990s, Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) aim to increase the availability of high-quality early education programs,...
As a state representative in Michigan, Greg VanWoerkom has gone on a lot of tours of local businesses to find...
After signing a $1.9 trillion relief bill into law, President Joe Biden is taking on his next big policy priority:...
In 2016, when Philadelphia became the first big U.S. city to tax sugary beverages, many expected other others to follow....
On Tuesday, July 14, Mississippi's Superintendent of Education, Dr. Carey Wright, shared the story of grade-level reading success in her state. The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) powered the conversation as part of their Learning Tuesdays webinar series.
Book Review: What the Eyes Don’t See: Fueled by Idealism, Backed by Science
How a Pediatrician Confronted a Public Health Crisis and Rocked a Nation
Hanna-Attisha’s riveting first-person account of the public health catastrophe that has become known as the Flint water crisis not only lays out the facts of how a government poisoned its own people; it lays open the heart of a doctor who swore an oath to protect the health and lives of the children affected.
On a recent sunny Friday morning at the Daposka Ahnkodapi School in Pawhuska, Okla., the day began with weekly circle...
Early Ed, Rebounding After COVID: Report Shows Pre-K Enrollment Hitting Record Levels
Mississippi and New Mexico were among the top states making gains in the 2022 school year.
Four-year-olds entering pre-K in Mississippi’s Lamar County Schools don’t spend their days on worksheets or bent over papers practicing their...
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
How Child Care in Oregon is Saving the Construction Trade
Statewide apprenticeship program with generous child care subsidies also trains and recruits workers
There has been a construction boom in Oregon. Demand in the trade continues to rise yet 90 percent of construction...
