“Have a belief in yourself that is bigger than anyone’s disbelief,” said August Wilson, playwright of the great “Pittsburgh Cycle.”...
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.
“Families are maxed out,” says Myra Jones-Taylor. “Not just children, but their parents and the support networks they rely upon.”...
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The roots of the word television are ancient Greek τῆλε/tele, ‘far’ and Latin visio, ‘sight’. And ever since it arrived...
A Golden Opportunity for Early Childhood Apprenticeships
Why the Bank Street College of Education Believes the Time Is Right
Apprenticeships are practically as old as civilization, a concept normally associated with trades like blacksmithing and tailoring rather than child...
Boosting California’s Early Childhood Capacity
Sacramento Council Member Eric Guerra Fights for Kids
The son of farmworkers, Eric Guerra remembers tagging along with his mother while she picked figs for a dollar per...
What Do Young Children Know about Race? You Might Be Surprised.
I-LABS’ Equity Briefs for Parents, Providers and Policymakers
What does white privilege have to do with early education? I spoke to Drs. Marley Jarvis and Andrew Meltzoff of the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at University of Washington (I-LABS) about how children’s first experiences of race determine later perceptions and attitudes.
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...
On January 27, Promise Venture Studio hosted a “Show+Tell” in partnership with Sesame Workshop and The Center on the Developing Child. The showcase featured 10 companies and the social entrepreneurs in the 2020 Promising Ventures Fellowship Program.
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Over the organization’s 30 years, Reach Out and Read (ROR) has become known for giving out books in pediatricians’ offices,...
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