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Top Takeaways from the Hunt Institute Conversation: The Science Is Clear. Let’s Make It Official through Policy

Mark Swartz·January 22, 2021·2 min read

Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps... Read More

Pacesetter Communities Race for Children’s Literacy in Florida, North Carolina and Iowa

Mark Swartz·January 21, 2021·7 min read

Vaccine distribution is under way, but the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic carry on, and the fallout will continue in... Read More

Kid Food: The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Fast-Food World

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Claire Raffel·January 20, 2021·5 min read

What does $2 billion dollars pay for? The entire city budget of Oakland, CA. Ownership of the Philadelphia 76ers. Or,... Read More

Infants the World Over Can Spot a Lullaby—in Any Language

Researchers Are Hot on the Trail of Why

K.C. Compton·January 19, 2021·5 min read

If someone were to ask what makes a lullaby a lullaby, you might stumble a bit trying to come up... Read More

The Long-Term Damage of Child Hunger—and What We Can Do to Prevent It

Mark Swartz·January 14, 2021·3 min read

In 2020, the Hunt Institute’s Javaid Siddiqi and Dan Wuori co-authored an essay on meeting children’s basic needs, arguing, “Before... Read More

The Business Case for Early Learning

Bruno Navarro·January 13, 2021·8 min read

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc globally in loss of life as well as related economic devastation. In the United... Read More

Universal Child Care Neither New Idea Nor Unprecedented

Bryce Covert·January 12, 2021·3 min read

The idea of creating a national, universal child care system in this country got a turn in the spotlight during... Read More

5 Top Takeaways from the Webinar “From Research to Reality: A Funder Conversation about Policy”

Mark Swartz·January 11, 2021·3 min read

On December 15, The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) hosted a funder-focused webinar to discuss mechanisms by which research translates into policies that impact our nation’s families and children, particularly those living in poverty. Read More

Asking Big Questions in Kansas to Guide Decision-Making for Early-Learning Communities, Providers and Parents

Mark Swartz·January 8, 2021·5 min read

Jackie Counts, director of Kansas University’s Center for Public Partnerships and Research (CPPR), likens the early childhood continuum to the... Read More

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