Earlier this month, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof hailed “an enormous body of research showing that the greatest leverage...
Everyone counts—homeless or hedge fund manager, black or white, undocumented or Mayflower stock. This is America, right? So what’s up...
What two words are the universal answer to practically any question dealing with the reproductive health of incarcerated women in...
More than 700 Child Care Providers Shut Their Doors to Demand Better Pay
“Without Child Care, There’s No Workforce”
Lorretta Johnson has been running a child care out of her home in Austin, Texas since 1999, caring mostly for...
The 2020-2021 federal budget unveiled Feb. 10 by President Donald Trump proposes $920 billion in cuts over 10 years to...
In this two-part series, Elliot Haspel explores how one Oregon region mobilized to generate an innovative, next-generation plan for universal...
Meeting (and Teaching) Families in Unexpected Places Can Transform Cities
Grocery stores, bus stops, laundromats… what’s next?
School is a great place to learn, but it’s not the only place. No matter how excellent our teachers are, no matter how enriching the curricula, school accounts for only about 20 percent of children’s waking hours. That’s why a growing number of education pioneers are building out nontraditional sites for young minds to develop their language skills and to learn about their world.
Policymakers increasingly understand the importance of expanding the availability of quality early care and education for young children. In good...
Bipartisanship is increasingly rare these days, but even before the pandemic, child care was an issue that could reliably, occasionally,...
Everyone likes good news, so it’s no wonder that when Mississippi went from being ranked second-worst in 2013 for fourth grade reading scores to 21st in 2022, the media kept using the m-word. “Everybody keeps on calling this a miracle,” says Dr. Jill Dent, executive director, Early Childhood Education, Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). “But we have worked really hard, and we were very intentional.”
Colorado Pilot Gives Home Child Care Providers Cash Payments with No Strings Attached
More Providers Stay Open and Manage Income Fluctuations
Angelica Lerrga started caring for children in the basement of her sister’s Colorado home in 2009, after her husband had...
Many people see the word “doula” and think, “Ah, yes. A midwife.” Though the two words describe important roles in...
