Franklin County—the most populous county in Ohio and home to Ohio State University (OSU)—is also one of the Buckeye State’s...
On a recent sunny Friday morning at the Daposka Ahnkodapi School in Pawhuska, Okla., the day began with weekly circle...
One sentence can hold a lot of heartache. This one, for instance: Babies born to mothers on Medicaid died at...
Having eyes in the back of your head isn’t in the job description, but it sure helps. One twin is...
What two words are the universal answer to practically any question dealing with the reproductive health of incarcerated women in...
Chelsea Page knew when she was pregnant with her second child that, once the baby was born, she was going...
Experts say that every dollar invested in care produces $9 in spending. Child care spending in particular both creates jobs...
Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center (PN-3) just issued its annual State Policy Roadmap, exploring ways that the states (and...
Unleashing the Potential of Young Dual Language Learners
Building Bilingualism into the Golden State’s Early Education
When it comes to supporting brain development and language skills, California’s policies matter not just for the nearly 60% of...
Dr. María E. Enchautegui had noticed a pattern. Puerto Rico had a very low labor force participation as compared 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.”
The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program works. One of 15 US Department of Agriculture programs aimed at reducing...