Early Learning Nation columnist Elliot Haspel recently joined Capita as a Senior Fellow working on establishing a new philanthropic fund...
Early Learning Nation columnist Mark Swartz writes for and about nonprofit organizations. Author of the children's books Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe, Lost Flamingo, Magpie Bridge and The Giant of the Flood as well as a few novels, he lives in Takoma Park, MD, with his wife and two children.
A national survey conducted by the Bipartisan Policy Center in 2021 found that of the 31% of working-parent households that...
While many early learning events are still happening virtually so we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the...
A new report commissioned by the Early Educator Investment Collaborative—Mary Pauper: A Historical Exploration of Early Care and Education Compensation,...
Here are five principles Dutta-Gupta keeps in mind while leading an anti-poverty organization dedicated to ensuring that policies, programs and practices advance racial equity.
When three in 10 candidates who sign up for your program don’t make it to the end, you know you...
At the start of the pandemic, Anya Kamenetz realized her apartment had a built-in alarm system. It went off at...
Beloved singer, songwriter, and science funder Dolly Parton endured a hardscrabble upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee before becoming...
Children and the people who love them endured a lot in 2020 and 2021. This was one of the most trying times in human history, and NPR education correspondent Kamenetz eloquently and humanely depicts the panic that reigned in every household, office, court and classroom.
Montessori and Equity: Rising to New Challenges
Part 3 of a 3-Part Series
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.
New Ascend Fellows Announced at the Aspen Institute
Fellows Catalyze Change
For 10 years, Ascend at the Aspen Institute has worked with families and partners to generate educational success and economic...
Maria Montessori Myth Busting
Part 2 of a 3-Part Series
The history of its proliferation and multi-pronged institutional dissemination has fostered a degree of confusion and myths about the founder’s intentions and how the method is practiced.