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.
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.
The red tote bags hold adventure and history. They hold laughter and struggle. They hold inspiration and understanding. Recently, the...
Last November, voters in Multnomah County, Ore., approved a measure to form a new universal preschool system. To pay for it, the county, which includes the city of Oregon, will collect a 1.5% tax on incomes of more than $125,000 per year and joint filings topping $250,000.
It all started with a spanakopita. Ellie Krieger was about eight years old, and her mother and aunt took her...
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
Launched in London in 1844 and in Boston seven years later, the YMCA has the benefits and drawbacks of a...
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...
I attend every one of Promise Venture Studio’s Show+Tell webinars that I can because they introduce me to childhood development entrepreneurs I wouldn’t have heard about otherwise. The concise, compelling pitches at the events are aimed at funders, researchers and policy makers who can scale up visionary ideas—but they’re valuable for anyone in the field.
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
Last fall, I wrote about upEND, a new project focused on addressing structural inequities in the country’s child welfare system....
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan declared, “America needs more education power.” Nearly 40 years later, this theme held true as experts and elected officials of both parties came together July 22 for the Reagan Institute Summit on Education’s annual event, titled “Disrupted: From Crisis to Innovation.”
Cokis is an immigrant mom and grandmother in Arizona. Her struggles with the trauma that she and one of her...