Julie Leff can pinpoint the moment when she knew Roger Brooks was the right person to lead Facing History and...
The United Nations has declared June 11 to be the first annual International Day of Play, calling it “a unifying...
Author and advocate Heather McGhee has said, “Everything we believe comes from a story we’ve been told.” Whether they come...
Throughout most of human history and in most of the world, that paradigm of children playing outdoors as a part of childhood has been so integral as to be transparent. Not so in the U.S., where, according to the Child Mind Institute, the average American child spends four to seven minutes a day in unstructured play outdoors and more than seven hours a day in front of a screen. Washington State is changing that.
Robin Hood FUELs the Future for Children
Shares Brain Science, Strategically Partners to Create an Early Learning Metropolis
The greatest city in the world. More than 100,000 children 0-3 growing up in poverty. Two facts that are painful to reconcile.
This is a job for Robin Hood. Unafraid to challenge the seemingly intractable, the grant maker and all-around poverty fighter combines rigorous data and strategic partnerships with powerhouse fundraising.
Here’s the story behind the $50 million, five-year Fund for Early Learning (FUEL) .
Most of us have heard of the “summer slide” in which children lose some of the lessons they’ve learned during...
How Can We Make This School Year the Most Playful in History?
Educators and Experts Weigh In
It’s “back to school” time, whether the children in your life are going back to an actual school or to...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and you’re at home with the little ones. We’re still here for you. Earlier we shared...
Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 2: Online Tips and Activities
Our Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers
This is part 2 of a a three-part series. Read Part 1 (Offline Activities) and Part 3 (Outdoor Tips). How...
The building block has been such a fact of American childhood for so long, it’s easy to dismiss the humble...
Researchers presenting at the recent 2019 Zero to Three conference detailed a program that studies have found effective in treating...
The American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 12 contains a number of potentially game-changing policies for...
