Universal child care is getting a turn in the spotlight. President Joe Biden has proposed universal preschool for all American... Read More
“His name is Spencer,” declared the kindergartner proudly holding out her hand. “Spencer the Slug.” Other students jostled for a... Read More
The fellows program of the Zaentz Early Education Initiative at Harvard University cultivates new leaders in this vital and rapidly... Read More
In a 2016 Atlantic feature, Alana Semuels calls Fairfield County, Conn., the epicenter of American inequality. “Bridgeport,” she writes, “an... Read More
Making incorrect generalizations about a phenomenon based on just one or two instances of that phenomenon is a common error... Read More
“Have a belief in yourself that is bigger than anyone’s disbelief,” said August Wilson, playwright of the great “Pittsburgh Cycle.”... Read More
Vocabulary for the Win with Conversational Turns
A Scalable Program for Early Learning
The massive inequality that characterizes children’s opportunity to learn and succeed in the U.S. is no secret. Children who have... Read More
This week, Home Grown launched a new initiative—Leading From Home—focused on identifying and supporting provider leaders across the country. The... Read More
I’ll never forget that woman in the airport telling the 21-year-old pregnant me that the best thing to do would be to put my baby up for adoption. She was a stranger, and in her opinion I was too young to take care of a child. She took one look at me and assumed she knew what was best. Thankfully I didn’t listen to her. Read More
Early on in the recently released documentary Through The Night, Deloris “Nunu” Hogan circles up the group of children under... Read More
