It’s now 2020, but for most people living in the United States, America’s work and family policies are stuck in...
You are the 75th Governor of North Carolina. What makes North Carolina unique among its peers? North Carolina is one...
Fixing a Broken Marketplace
Talking Childcare with Elliot Haspel
Sometimes what seems like idealism at first can actually be canny realism. Case in point: Elliot Haspel’s recent book Crawling...
Some of the headlines, such as this one on an opinion piece in the Washington Post, have been jarring: The...
For babies to have the best start in life, they need to form a deep emotional bond with the person...
The building block has been such a fact of American childhood for so long, it’s easy to dismiss the humble...
The New Year, with its metaphor of clear vision, calls out to all of us to think about the future; to envision a better world for children, youth, and families. While we can’t predict what the decade will bring, we can use what we have learned over the years—and our common sense—to set some goals and move forward. Here is what I see and hope for in a new year, in a new decade.
In 1999, University of North Carolina sophomore Rye Barcott was sitting in Swahili class when a recent alumnus, just back...
Our kids need to put the devices down and to play outdoors more. This isn’t just another parent waxing nostalgic...
In January of 2020, The Hunt Institute—an education policy non-profit based in Durham, NC—released updates to its State Early Childhood...
Policymakers increasingly understand the importance of expanding the availability of quality early care and education for young children. In good...
I was a sheriff for 22 years. What I learned the most is that we must be proactive instead of reactive. Bettering our communities starts with taking care of our children.
