Last November, voters in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second-largest city (population 200,000), made Kent County the first county in Michigan to approve a referendum that raises property taxes specifically for early childhood.
ParentCorps Builds Relationships from the Ground Up
“You’re the Expert on Your Child”
If hearts and minds don’t change, neither will the social structures holding us back. But what’s the best way to...
Takoma Park, Md., population 17,672, is often gently lampooned by the Washington Post for its progressive politics and community activism....
The Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) emphasizes research that drives policy and practice,...
Universal, Public Preschool Found to Help Students Long After They Graduate
Proof that Investing in Universal Preschool Can Pay Off
Is universal, public preschool good for children? Is it worth spending billions of dollars on, or will that money be...
Claudia Goldin, recent Nobel Prize winner and the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University, is a trailblazer who...
As the U.S. finally appears to be coming to grips with how essential childcare is to future economic growth—and how...
Bank Street Makes the Case for Compensation
Puts Pay at the Center of the Child Care Dialogue
It isn’t the 1950s anymore. The reality before and, presumably, after the pandemic, is that parents are outside of home...
When University of Arkansas student Jackson Joyce took his saxophone to the Jean Tyson Child Development Center one late spring...
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
Playful Learning Landscapes
Meeting Children Where They Are with What They Need
Plaza. Piazza. Town square. The names may differ region to region, but they describe similar spaces: a place where residents...
At its three flagship locations in Chicago and around the city, the Carole Robertson Center for Learning supports the education...
