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Top Takeaways

Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps Top Takeaways from important conversations, town halls, webinars and virtual events from the Early Learning field. And visit our Early Learning Nation channel on YouTube for interviews with leaders from education, child development, business, politics and more.

5 Top Takeaways from the Capita Webinar: Should We Have A Constitutional Amendment for Children?

Mark Swartz·September 9, 2021·4 min read

On August 31, Capita held a webinar called “The Rights of Children in America: Do We Need a Constitutional Amendment?” Provocative? You bet. Elliot Haspel—whose new monthly column, “Elliot’s Provocations,” just launched in Early Learning Nation—served as moderator for the conversation.

5 Top Takeaways from the Children’s Movement of Florida’s Born to Thrive Annual Summit

Mark Swartz·November 11, 2022·3 min read

While many early learning events are still happening virtually so we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the...

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: “How to Safely Reopen American Playgrounds”

Mark Swartz·July 10, 2020·3 min read

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5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Early Childhood Philanthropic Leaders Discuss Deploying Risk Capital

Mark Swartz·September 15, 2020·3 min read

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5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Early Childhood Philanthropy Now

Mark Swartz·August 13, 2020·2 min read

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5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Mississippi’s Education Turnaround

Mark Swartz·July 28, 2020·3 min read

On Tuesday, July 14, Mississippi's Superintendent of Education, Dr. Carey Wright, shared the story of grade-level reading success in her state. The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) powered the conversation as part of their Learning Tuesdays webinar series.

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Racism in the Child Care Industry

Mark Swartz·December 8, 2020·3 min read

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5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Strengthening Systems by Embedding Equity when Defining Quality

Mark Swartz·August 31, 2022·3 min read

On Tuesday, August 9, the Hunt Institute hosted the third and final conversation of the series on the early childhood...

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Through the Eyes of Children: Looking at Cities with Tim Gill

Mark Swartz·June 11, 2021·3 min read

On May 18, Capita, a creative think tank, hosted writer and researcher Tim Gill for a conversation about how child-friendly planning and design can save cities that are often noisy, air-polluted, dominated by cars and devoid of nature

5 Top Takeaways from the Fireside Chat: “A Moment to Think Creatively”

Mark Swartz·March 29, 2021·3 min read

On March 16, the National League of Cities (NLC) hosted a virtual fireside chat titled “State and Local Government Prenatal-to-Three Collaboration in Action.” The conversation focused on political leaders in Wisconsin, but the lessons were applicable beyond America’s Dairyland.

Top Takeaways

5 Top Takeaways from the Capita Webinar: Should We Have A Constitutional Amendment for Children?

5 Top Takeaways from the Children’s Movement of Florida’s Born to Thrive Annual Summit

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: “How to Safely Reopen American Playgrounds”

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Early Childhood Philanthropic Leaders Discuss Deploying Risk Capital

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Early Childhood Philanthropy Now

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Mississippi’s Education Turnaround

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Racism in the Child Care Industry

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Strengthening Systems by Embedding Equity when Defining Quality

5 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: Through the Eyes of Children: Looking at Cities with Tim Gill

5 Top Takeaways from the Fireside Chat: “A Moment to Think Creatively”

Elliot’s Provocations: Child Care or Early Childhood Education?

5 Questions for the Governor: Oklahoma’s Kevin Stitt

For Families and Children, a Champion for Democracy and “Constructive Disagreements”

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