The 2020-2021 federal budget unveiled Feb. 10 by President Donald Trump proposes $920 billion in cuts over 10 years to...
In one form or another, all 50 states and the District of Columbia recognize the importance of early education and...
Soon after the city of Las Vegas made a substantial investment in early learning with its Strong Start Academies Pre-K...
When the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit this spring, Alabama’s First Class Pre-K turned on a dime to...
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.”
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
Within a notoriously underpaid workforce, Louisiana’s child care teachers receive some of the lowest wages—making on average $9.77 an hour...
New Report: How Supercharging the Child Tax Credit Benefited Young Children, and What Comes Next
An Interview with Olivia Golden
The federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) expanded in 2021 to address hardships families were facing during the pandemic. The size...
Charnae Easton knew she wanted to breastfeed her daughter. Even when she was pregnant and requesting accommodations to her mail...
When Andrea (a pseudonym) was receiving the expanded Child Tax Credit last year, she would ask her three children what...
The American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 12 contains a number of potentially game-changing policies for...
First Responders to a Hidden Emergency
Behind ReadyNation’s Report on the U.S. Child Care Crisis
How can the United States ensure that the next generation will be prepared for the responsibilities of citizenship? Barry D....
