“Some of this stuff doesn't even make sense,” marvels Malcolm Mitchell, children’s author and executive director of the Share the Magic Foundation. “I'm actually sometimes taken aback by it, because I don't really know how it all transpired. Talking through it kind of helps.”
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.
In 2016, when Philadelphia became the first big U.S. city to tax sugary beverages, many expected other others to follow....
Affirming and celebrating all language practices supports children’s identity, and social and emotional well being, as well as fosters their...
Martha’s Vineyard, an island south of Cape Cod, Mass., has long been known as a resort community for prosperous Black families as well as a gathering place for Democratic Party leaders and supporters. There’s more to the picture, however, than summertime wealth and power. A recent report based on the American Communities Survey described “a continuing housing crisis and some of the deeply ingrained inequality affecting the rest of the country.”
Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop and Chief Executive Bear through 2013, is co-chair of the ReadyNation CEO Task Force...
Education researchers know a lot about how most children learn to read. An Education Week piece by Sarah Schwartz and...
If Tiffany Gale got eight full hours of sleep a night, she’d never be able to get everything done. In...
Home visiting programs are one of the most effective ways of providing valuable services to families with young children. The...
Economists are famously bad at predicting the future. (There’s even an old joke: Why did God create economists? To make weather forecasters look good.) Nevertheless, thinking like an economist can help prepare us for what lies ahead for our children.
Child care workers are the backbone of the economy and a smart new campaign from the National Women’s Law Center...
On August 31, Capita held a webinar called “The Rights of Children in America: Do We Need a Constitutional Amendment?” Provocative? You bet. Elliot Haspel—whose new monthly column, “Elliot’s Provocations,” just launched in Early Learning Nation—served as moderator for the conversation.
The red tote bags hold adventure and history. They hold laughter and struggle. They hold inspiration and understanding. Recently, the...