Did April showers bring you May flowers? There’s certainly a ton of work springing to life around early learning communities,...
When workers leave an industry in droves because the pay is better at fast-food chains or because they can’t take...
Three years ago, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the National League of Cities (NLC) partnered...
Whether parents can claim their infants as dependents on this year’s taxes—or must wait until next year—can have long-lasting impacts...
While we’re taking Early Learning Nation Studio on the road less often during the pandemic, we’re offering recaps—Top Takeaways—from important...
The idea is so logical it almost goes without saying: It is better, smarter and more efficient to handle small...
First Responders to a Hidden Emergency
Behind ReadyNation’s Report on the U.S. Child Care Crisis
How can the United States ensure that the next generation will be prepared for the responsibilities of citizenship? Barry D....
When the Onondaga Citizens League saw that only 9% of the students in the Syracuse City School District were reading...
Vocabulary for the Win with Conversational Turns
A Scalable Program for Early Learning
The massive inequality that characterizes children’s opportunity to learn and succeed in the U.S. is no secret. Children who have...
This magazine uses the word crisis a lot. We’ve reported again and again that early childhood education in America is...
Erin Kirkley, 25, of San Antonio, Tex., discovered the Ella Austin Community Center last year when she brought her baby...
This Father’s Day, we’re giving dads what they really want. Not a novelty necktie—a challenge. Several of them, in fact....














