Community Cultivators Archives - Early Learning Nation

Bird by Bird: Mya-Rose Craig’s Campaign for the Planet

Mark Swartz·Aug 7, 2019·4 min read

Mya-Rose Craig, 17-years old, has followed her passion for birds and the environment to create and galvanize a community of activists of all ages. In the process, as a young Muslim woman, she’s been trolled on social media. Not an insurmountable problem, though, as Mya-Rose is keeping her eye on a larger issue: saving the planet.

Going Big for Our Youngest with Jim Steyer

The Founder of Common Sense Media and Wide Open School

Mark Swartz·Jul 15, 2020·5 min read

Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...

Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha’s Vision of “What We Can Do Next”

Ambitious Program Rx Kids Works to Eradicate Child Poverty in Flint, Mich., and Beyond

Mark Swartz·Jun 29, 2023·5 min read

What if we let pediatricians run the world? Hear me out.

A Stronger and Kinder Culture: Exploring the World and the Stage with Ping Chong

Mark Swartz·Jun 17, 2021·4 min read

Ping Chong grew up in the 1950s in New York City’s Chinatown, which is right next to Little Italy, and his middle school was nearly half and half. So who became his best friend?

Ken Burns: Committing to Complexity

Nothing against TikTok, but the documentarian still believes in sustained attention

Mark Swartz·Mar 13, 2020·4 min read

If you add it all up, Ken Burns and PBS have broadcast over 200 hours of documentary films. It might...

Thirty Years after Her Gold, Kristi Yamaguchi Reflects on Parenthood, Competition and Kindness

Mark Swartz·Feb 15, 2022·6 min read

Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...

Wes Moore’s Tale of Two Cities

Fate and Faith in Baltimore, New York City and Beyond

Mark Swartz·Nov 11, 2020·5 min read

Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...

Of Toddlers and Teenagers: Ellen Galinsky Breaks Through Adolescence with Brain Science and New Book

Mark Swartz·Mar 26, 2024·5 min read

Ellen Galinsky’s The Breakthrough Years is the product of nearly a decade of exploration into the adolescent mind.

Enjoying “the Pleasure of Chaos” with Duane Michals

Mark Swartz·Jun 5, 2024·5 min read

The 92-year-old artist Duane Michals might not seem like an obvious figure to feature in a magazine about early learning. However, his understanding of the world and the many-splendored nature of his work from the past 60 years or more should inspire anyone attempting to see the world through the eyes of a child.