“Families are maxed out,” says Myra Jones-Taylor. “Not just children, but their parents and the support networks they rely upon.”... Read More
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps... Read More
In this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal... Read More
Decades before the Covid pandemic, Ai-jen Poo realized that domestic workers who care for children and the elderly had few... Read More
An Electoral “Children’s Wave”
Q&A with Children's Funding Project Founder Elizabeth Gaines
On November 3rd, seven early childhood ballot initiatives went before voters in cities and counties around the nation. All seven... Read More
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... Read More
Before Coronavirus, the U.S. Child Care Landscape Was Already in Crisis
Our Broken Child Care System and How to Fix It, Part 1
In this three-part series, Dr. Laura Justice—executive director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at The... Read More
After signing a $1.9 trillion relief bill into law, President Joe Biden is taking on his next big policy priority:... Read More
A new report from New America, Pandemic Planning for Distance Learning, laments the failure of school districts across the country... Read More
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our... Read More
