Connecticut Becomes First State in Nation for Baby Bonds
Helps Tackle Generational Poverty in Low-Income Families
Connecticut just took an unprecedented step: on June 30 it became the first state in the country to create baby...
A new report commissioned by the Early Educator Investment Collaborative—Mary Pauper: A Historical Exploration of Early Care and Education Compensation,...
Herding up the recent news so you don’t miss out on all the goods: Our friends at ZERO TO THREE...
The East Kentucky Dream Center empowers families stuck in the cycle of poverty. But what does that look like? “We...
In each year from 2016 through 2018, more than 2 million parents of children age 5 and younger suffered “job...
We have many schools in our state that are doing incredible work, from Frederick Douglass Elementary in Seaford to Etta Wilson Elementary in Newark. Our focus is to ensure every single child is successful. This is the most important work we do as a state, and I will do everything in my power to continue to support children, educators and families.
Dolly Parton sticks a lot of books in the mail. To be clear, the music legend, business executive and philanthropist...
Author and advocate Heather McGhee has said, “Everything we believe comes from a story we’ve been told.” Whether they come...
Edward Manuszak wears many hats, but the two most important are Superintendent of Dundee (MI) Community Schools and as the AASA Early Learning Cohort Co-Chair. In both roles, he works to deliver excellent learning opportunities. So why is Manuszak among the first to say that “Early Childhood Matters Most?”
From her earliest days, teaching has been part of Carol Brunson Day’s life. And since those first lessons through her time in the classroom and as NAEYC Past President, she has been a relentless, powerful activist for equity, access, and high-quality education for children.
Autumn is officially here! In case you were overloaded with back-to-school-daze and all the other shifts that come with seasons...
As the National Association for the Education of Young Children, two strategic policy priorities NAEYC faces are ensuring access to “high quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood education” and, relatedly, working to ensure the practitioners gain proper recognition – and support – as professionals. NAEYC CEO Rhian Allvin explains how the group will do it.
