Julie Leff can pinpoint the moment when she knew Roger Brooks was the right person to lead Facing History and...
Community Cultivators
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning nation—one community at a time—our Community Cultivators series highlights how innovators across all sectors build and sustain global communities from the ground up. We hope the series inspires your own early childhood work.
“People keep apologizing to me,” Tabatha Rosproy says with a nervous laugh. She knows what they mean, but she can’t...
The Songs That Saved Mary Gauthier
A New Memoir, Plus Songwriting with Soldiers
“Music is very, very important for brain development,” Mary Gauthier states. “Especially when you sing together.”
Shared Values, Different Stories
Logan Smalley’s Vision for Building Community
Like a lot of kids, Logan Smalley liked to take his toys apart and then try (the operative word is...
In 1999, University of North Carolina sophomore Rye Barcott was sitting in Swahili class when a recent alumnus, just back...
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.
Uché Blackstock didn’t plan to become a radical physician, but the pain and death she witnessed at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn radicalized her.
Trusted by families for more than 100 years, Easterseals is one of the most recognized names in the nonprofit world,...
A decade ago, early childhood advocacy could be a lonely pursuit. “It felt like we were talking to an empty auditorium,” says Bruce D. Perry, MD, Ph.D. “Now there are more people in the auditorium. They’re recognizing the power of early childhood, the importance of creating policy and practice that will benefit children and that will meet the needs of the adults who are caring for young children.”
Weavers: Geniuses at Connecting & Building Community
David Brooks’s Search for Everyday Heroes
From where David Brooks stands, the State of the Union is a long, long way from sound. The author and...
The possibilities are unlimited for the children of single mothers. Just ask President Barack Obama. Vice President Kamala Harris. Ford Foundation president Darren Walker. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Entrepreneur and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Thomas Tull. Comedians like Jon Stewart and Eddie Murphy, performers like Jay-Z and Mariah Carey, athletes like LeBron James, Hope Solo and Alex Rodriguez.
It all started with a spanakopita. Ellie Krieger was about eight years old, and her mother and aunt took her...
