The Founding Fathers built competition among the states into our system of government. With 50-plus laboratories for democracy, we’re bound...
“What some may see as a gap,” says Jovanna Archuleta, “that’s not necessarily a gap. We can learn a lot...
The New Year, with its metaphor of clear vision, calls out to all of us to think about the future; to envision a better world for children, youth, and families. While we can’t predict what the decade will bring, we can use what we have learned over the years—and our common sense—to set some goals and move forward. Here is what I see and hope for in a new year, in a new decade.
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Finding Hope in the U.S. Early Years Climate Action Plan
While climate change is all around us, and the projections are uniformly grim, there have never been so many local,...
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
On February 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a summit for early education advocates and professionals, highlighting the work...
Women come of age steeped in conversations about reproduction. Different cultures interact with women’s bodily changes in various ways, but...
From “helicoptering” to “snowplowing,” parents are often tempted to simply remove obstacles from children’s way, preventing them from learning how to deal with challenges themselves. Instead, as Ellen Galinsky, Bezos Family Foundation Chief Science Officer and Founder/Executive Director of Mind in the Making, explains, the better approach is to build “Autonomy Support” – helping children gain the independence skills they’ll need to become successful adults. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
When three in 10 candidates who sign up for your program don’t make it to the end, you know you...
The building block has been such a fact of American childhood for so long, it’s easy to dismiss the humble...
Stephanie Simon, program manager of First Up, was on her way to a site visit when her phone rang. “If...
Happy Spring! Your spring fever is kicking in, you’ve got a ton on your plate and pollen is already making...
