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The Power of Early Relationships

A Q&A with Isabelle Hau about her new book, “Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education.”

Rebecca Gale·Feb 25, 2025·6 min read

Our country is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, and Isabelle Hau, director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning,...

‘Collective Caregiving’: A New Way to Frame the Dialogue Around Better Supporting Kids and Families

Mark Swartz·Nov 14, 2024·7 min read

The Frameworks Institute is a nonprofit research institute that uses various social science disciplines in the service of economic justice,...

Simplicity, Visibility and Tangible Child Care Solutions: Q&A With Bainum Family Foundation’s Marica Cox Mitchell

Mark Swartz·Oct 23, 2024·5 min read

The Washington, D.C.-based Bainum Family Foundation recently announced a five-year, $100 million funding commitment to early childhood. The ambitious plan...

Agents in Their Own Learning

Q&A with the Play Learning Lab’s Angela Pyle

Mark Swartz·Aug 8, 2024·4 min read

Dr. Angela Pyle is director of the Play Learning Lab at University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education....

Breathing Free in Iowa with Karin Stein of Moms Clean Air Force (EcoMadres)

Mark Swartz·Jul 12, 2024·5 min read

With more than 1.5 million members, Moms Clean Air Force unleashes the power of mothers on behalf of Mother Nature....

Early Education Is the Most Segregated Learning Space

How Researchers Casey Stockstill and Halley Potter Hope to Change That

Kendra Hurley·Jul 2, 2024·7 min read

It’s been 70 years since the Supreme Court’s pivotal Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that racially segregated schools are...

Summer Brain-Building Tips for Parents and Caregivers

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Jun 19, 2024·4 min read

First, the good news. As it turns out, the so-called summer slide might not be the threat to our nation’s...

A 100-Year Review of Research on Black Families: Q & A with Lead Author Chrishana Lloyd

Mark Swartz·Apr 25, 2024·5 min read

The last time Early Learning Nation magazine sat down with researcher Dr. Chrishana Lloyd of Child Trends, she had just...

What Inspires You to Work on Behalf of Young Children?

Celebrating the Week of the Young Child, April 6-12

Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Apr 9, 2024·7 min read

Every week is the Week of the Young Child at Early Learning Nation magazine. The National Association for the Education...

First-Time Survey Illuminates Audience Interests and Impact of Early Learning Nation Magazine

The Editors·Mar 28, 2024·2 min read

Earlier this month, Early Learning Nation magazine created our first-ever survey to better understand our audiences’ motivation for reading and...

Cal Newport Thinks We Can Work Better – But Where Does Caregiving Fit In?

Q+A with Bestselling Author on How and Why Care and Work Intersect

Rebecca Gale·Mar 27, 2024·7 min read

Work and caregiving seem to exist as a yin and yang on our lives: the pull of one exerts influence...

New Report Shows There’s Room for Improvement in Navigating a More Equitable Arizona

Mark Swartz·Feb 8, 2024·7 min read

Shantel Meek, Ph.D., founding executive director of the Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University, learned an important lesson during...

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