Free school meals were a godsend for Lynnea Hawkins long before the pandemic. Her son was living with his father...
The American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 12 contains a number of potentially game-changing policies for...
Trauma, chaos and unrelenting stress can overwhelm anyone’s ability to nurture. For incarcerated parents, these hardships often have been a...
California Added a New Grade for 4-Year-Olds. Here’s How Many Parents Have Enrolled
While the overall numbers of enrolled students are up, the percentage of eligible 4-year-olds enrolled has fallen.
In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the success of California’ transitional kindergarten expansion, saying enrollment in the $2.7 billion program...
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
When Andrea (a pseudonym) was receiving the expanded Child Tax Credit last year, she would ask her three children what...
Paid family leave — to care for new children or aging relatives, or to recover from a serious health problem...
Franklin County—the most populous county in Ohio and home to Ohio State University (OSU)—is also one of the Buckeye State’s...
A universal child care plan rolled out by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, one of the roughly two dozen...
Unequal Access: The Failure of Special Education in Indian Country, Part 1
An ELN investigation has revealed a systemic breakdown
Candy Mink Springs, Okla.—Until Sequoyah Littledeer was almost four, he didn’t speak. As a non-verbal infant and toddler, his parents...
This is why we can’t have nice things. Finally, at long last, bipartisan momentum is building towards an affordable, accessible,...
During her convention speech last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren, sitting in a now closed child care center, spoke about the...
