Kina’ole means I will do the right thing, in the right way, at the right time, in the right place...
Two pieces of news over the past few weeks are causing me to update my prediction and become far more concerned about the coming years.
Long a Stranger to the Spotlight, Child Tax Credit Earns Embrace of Both Parties
Proposals to expand the benefit are coming from every corner as the election — as well as a harsh 2025 deadline — looms
This article was produced in partnership with The 74. The Child Tax Credit isn’t a subject you’d expect to receive...
Happy Spring! Your spring fever is kicking in, you’ve got a ton on your plate and pollen is already making...
What Inspires You to Work on Behalf of Young Children?
Celebrating the Week of the Young Child, April 6-12
Every week is the Week of the Young Child at Early Learning Nation magazine. The National Association for the Education...
COVID-19 has obviously presented an array of challenges to states during 2020. What is the most important lesson you’ve learned...
As a state representative in Michigan, Greg VanWoerkom has gone on a lot of tours of local businesses to find...
2021 was a momentous year for early childhood care & education. The field suffered blow after blow from COVID and then a knock-on staffing crisis; received nearly $50 billion in rescue funds to temporarily patch the gaping leaks; and is ending the year on the precipice of receiving enough public funds through the Build Back Better Act to finally become a stable and healthy sector.
I attend every one of Promise Venture Studio’s Show+Tell webinars that I can because they introduce me to childhood development entrepreneurs I wouldn’t have heard about otherwise. The concise, compelling pitches at the events are aimed at funders, researchers and policy makers who can scale up visionary ideas—but they’re valuable for anyone in the field.
Did you hear the one about the marine biologist who walked into a neuroscience lab? The University of Washington’s Institute...
How do you ensure that Eight Essential Outcomes for Black Child Development get to communities, schools, educators, leaders, researchers, policymakers and parents anywhere—or everywhere—in the U.S.? Build a National Village Network, explains NBCDI’s Director of Community Engagement.
Earlier this month, Early Learning Nation magazine created our first-ever survey to better understand our audiences’ motivation for reading and...