When Jack Shonkoff speaks, the early childhood field listens. Shonkoff, a pediatrician who leads Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child,...
The 24/7 news cycle tends to push certain crises at us for a day or two before other breaking stories come along to replace them. Of course, the human beings caught up in these tragedies don’t have the luxury of moving on. In the case of the forced separation of immigrant children from their families, young victims continue to face severe adversity.
It’s been a stellar year at Early Learning Nation! We’ve created fresh, science-fueled content every week, spanning remarkable Early Learning...
When Venicia Gray walked into her OB-GYN’s office in 2019, she asked a direct question: “What are my chances of...
BOOK REVIEW: Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
An Indictment of U.S. Policy and Clarion Call to Fix It
Thanks to U.S. public policy going back decades, nearly 40 million people in this country live below the poverty line...
Book Review: What the Eyes Don’t See: Fueled by Idealism, Backed by Science
How a Pediatrician Confronted a Public Health Crisis and Rocked a Nation
Hanna-Attisha’s riveting first-person account of the public health catastrophe that has become known as the Flint water crisis not only lays out the facts of how a government poisoned its own people; it lays open the heart of a doctor who swore an oath to protect the health and lives of the children affected.
Boosting California’s Early Childhood Capacity
Sacramento Council Member Eric Guerra Fights for Kids
The son of farmworkers, Eric Guerra remembers tagging along with his mother while she picked figs for a dollar per...
Last November, voters in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second-largest city (population 200,000), made Kent County the first county in Michigan to approve a referendum that raises property taxes specifically for early childhood.
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...
Legislation that includes what an early childhood advocacy group says is an “historic investment in early childhood” has been signed...
Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy made headlines and history when it took 15 rounds of votes for his...
Early Learning Nation magazine often focuses on child care and early education, which comprise about one-fifth of the $648 billion...
