Mark Swartz, Author at Early Learning Nation

More Than Meets the Eye: Jeremiah Program’s Chastity Lord

Mark Swartz·Sep 27, 2023·5 min read

The possibilities are unlimited for the children of single mothers. Just ask President Barack Obama. Vice President Kamala Harris. Ford Foundation president Darren Walker. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Entrepreneur and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Thomas Tull. Comedians like Jon Stewart and Eddie Murphy, performers like Jay-Z and Mariah Carey, athletes like LeBron James, Hope Solo and Alex Rodriguez.

Building Equity by Building Playgrounds (and More)

Part 7 in “Seasons of Play” Series

Mark Swartz·Sep 20, 2023·5 min read

Too many communities of color lack access to the spaces and facilities needed for quality play. And even if those spaces do exist nearby, children won’t play there if they don’t feel safe, welcome, included and comfortable. “Playspace Inequity” is the term that the national nonprofit KaBOOM! has given this phenomenon, and the 25 in 5 Initiative is how the organization aims to solve it in five years.

Book Review: Why and How to Abolish the Child Welfare System

Mark Swartz·Sep 14, 2023·4 min read

The history of racism in the United States and its ongoing impacts on children and families experiencing state-sponsored displacement are on full display in this collection edited by Dettlaff.

How Can We Make This School Year the Most Playful in History?

Educators and Experts Weigh In

Mark Swartz·Sep 7, 2023·6 min read

It’s “back to school” time, whether the children in your life are going back to an actual school or to...

Inspiring Educators with No Borders Between Play and Learning at the Center for Playful Inquiry

Part 6 in “Seasons of Play” Series

Mark Swartz·Sep 6, 2023·4 min read

If you’ve been following along, you’ll have found two common threads running through our Seasons of Play series: (1) play...

Tim Gill’s book Urban Playground: How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities is a timely and engaging manifesto, full...

Mark Swartz

More Than Meets the Eye: Jeremiah Program’s Chastity Lord

Building Equity by Building Playgrounds (and More)

Book Review: Why and How to Abolish the Child Welfare System

How Can We Make This School Year the Most Playful in History?

Inspiring Educators with No Borders Between Play and Learning at the Center for Playful Inquiry

Dignity and Inclusion: Kendra Davenport on Revitalizing Easterseals’ Core Values

5 Top Takeaways from the Hunt Institute’s Technology in Early Childhood Discussion

“A Loving Approach”: Q & A with the Children’s Bureau’s Aysha E. Schomburg

“What Brings Your Child Joy?” How Oregon Is Reinventing the Kindergarten Transition

5 Top Takeaways: Child Care Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

5 Top Takeaways from the CAYL Conversation: A New Generation of Early Childhood Leaders

Tim Gill and Ankita Chachra Discuss How and Why Cities of the Future Can Work Better for Children

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