Maria Montessori’s Influence on Early Education Part 1 of a 3-Part Series Mark Swartz·September 15, 2022·6 min readPart I: From Italy to the World Maria Montessori (1870-1952) might not be quite as famous as her near contemporaries... Read More
Free Anti-Stress Kit Brings H.E.L.P. for Stressed-Out, Burned-Out Educators and FamiliesMark Swartz·August 25, 2022·4 min readI still have flashbacks to the time my elder child’s kindergarten teacher left me alone with the class. Opening Cloudy... Read More
7 Insights for Teaching and Serving Our Youngest ImmigrantsMark Swartz·July 19, 2022·4 min readNot everyone who comes to America is pursuing the American Dream. Some are in flight from life-threatening crises. Layered on... Read More
The Quality Trap: The Movement to Reconsider QRISMark Swartz·June 3, 2022·5 min readDeveloped in the 1990s, Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) aim to increase the availability of high-quality early education programs,... Read More
A New Start for New Mexico’s Native FamiliesMark Swartz·December 7, 2021·3 min read“What some may see as a gap,” says Jovanna Archuleta, “that’s not necessarily a gap. We can learn a lot... Read More
Transition to Fatherhood: A Profound Passage that Should Be ProtectedK.C. Compton·August 20, 2021·7 min readWomen come of age steeped in conversations about reproduction. Different cultures interact with women’s bodily changes in various ways, but... Read More
PopUp StoryWalk Combines Great Stories with the Great OutdoorsK.C. Compton·July 22, 2021·6 min readGetting a child outdoors to embrace literacy, art and the great outdoors is simple: All you need is a cordless... Read More
Caring Arizona: An Innovative Program Offers Targeted Support for Informal CaregiversMark Swartz·July 21, 2021·4 min readCokis is an immigrant mom and grandmother in Arizona. Her struggles with the trauma that she and one of her... Read More
How Two Zaentz Fellows Are Adapting to—and Shaping—the Early Education LandscapeMark Swartz·April 22, 2021·3 min readThe fellows program of the Zaentz Early Education Initiative at Harvard University cultivates new leaders in this vital and rapidly... Read More
“Knowledge Accumulates”: The History of the American Rescue Plan’s Child Provisions and What it Means for Cutting Child PovertyMark Swartz·March 26, 2021·4 min readThe American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 12 contains a number of potentially game-changing policies for... Read More