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.
Married 33 years and a new grandmother, Ireland recently caught Early Learning Nation’s attention on social media because of her enthusiastic participation in the #ClearTheList campaign, helping teachers obtain school supplies.
After babies master the basics of Mama, Dada and baba, and understand that they are able to summon Mama, Daddy...
Minnesota Bills Would Roll Back Bans on Seclusion and Expulsion for K-3 Students
Discipline reforms in wake of George Floyd's death had targeted disproportionate punishment of non-white kids and those with disabilities.
Two years ago, Minnesota outlawed most suspensions and all disciplinary seclusion of very young pupils in schools. An outgrowth of an effort...
I wrote last year about the strange schism between early child care and school-aged child care, and I don’t want to belabor the point other than to say parents of school-aged children represent a shockingly untapped care constituency. Instead, I want to talk about summer care, and summer camp specifically.
Early Learning Nation spoke to Aysha E. Schomburg, J.D, leader of the Children’s Bureau (part of the Administration for Children...
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
Every year, air pollution-related causes kill more than half a million children before their fifth birthdays, and an even greater number are afflicted by lasting damage to their developing brains and lungs.
Nearly 24 million U.S. children live in single-parent families, and they are far more likely to experience food and housing insecurity, and other hazards of poverty.
“The earlier we create an early childhood infrastructure for children and families, the better the guarantee we’ll have for a world-class city. I want that for Milwaukee, and for every child born and raised here.”
A Decade Ago, Universal Pre-K Seemed Inevitable. What Went Wrong?
Williams: Politics may have killed universal pre-K but the research, results and family economics that made it such a strong bet are alive and well.
Early in my career — when the world was still young and the nihilistic carnival wing of our politics seemed...
New Ascend Fellows Announced at the Aspen Institute
Fellows Catalyze Change
For 10 years, Ascend at the Aspen Institute has worked with families and partners to generate educational success and economic...
