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5 Questions for the Governor: Delaware’s John Carney

The Editors·Feb 2, 2021·4 min read

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.

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Museums Are for Kids: Busting Myths at the Milwaukee Art Museum

Emily Sullivan·May 3, 2019·5 min read

The days of shushing kids in museums are long gone. Now, museums large and small, which once earned reputations for strict enforcement of “no talking,” “no touching” and “no fun” rules for kids, actively court families and kids with free days, family memberships, activities, tours and programs, all designed to celebrate and discover art and the creative spirit.

Kelly Fradin’s Parenting Prescription. Interview with the Author

Mark Swartz·Jun 20, 2023·4 min read

“Every family has multiple balls in the air,” Kelly Fradin writes in Advanced Parenting. “Some are bouncy balls and if you drop them the show will go on. But others are glass and require more attention to keep intact.”

Iowa Governor Refuses Federal Early Childhood Money Despite Child Care Crisis

Bryce Covert·Dec 12, 2022·8 min read

Deborah VanderGaast originally started running a child care business out of her home in Tipton, Iowa in 2005 serving children...

NISO + Eastside Pathways: Training Community Members to Become Agents of Change

K.C. Compton·Nov 30, 2021·7 min read

In 2016, Alma Gonzalez, a passionate Latino community leader and volunteer, along with the community organization Eastside Pathways, identified the...

Ken Burns: Committing to Complexity

Nothing against TikTok, but the documentarian still believes in sustained attention

Mark Swartz·Mar 13, 2020·4 min read

If you add it all up, Ken Burns and PBS have broadcast over 200 hours of documentary films. It might...

Book Review: New Book on Preschool Segregation Raises Under-Examined Questions

False Starts: The Segregated Lives of Preschoolers

Elliot Haspel·Nov 14, 2023·9 min read

This week brings the release of an important new book on early care and education. False Starts: The Segregated Lives...

5 Questions for the Governor: Delaware’s John Carney

Museums Are for Kids: Busting Myths at the Milwaukee Art Museum

Kelly Fradin’s Parenting Prescription. Interview with the Author

Iowa Governor Refuses Federal Early Childhood Money Despite Child Care Crisis

NISO + Eastside Pathways: Training Community Members to Become Agents of Change

Ken Burns: Committing to Complexity

Book Review: New Book on Preschool Segregation Raises Under-Examined Questions

Early Childhood Connector: Ounce of Prevention Creates Systems-Based Solutions for Building Early Learning Communities

5 Top Takeaways from the Nurturing Developing Minds Conference: Strengthening Families in South Carolina and Beyond

5 Top Takeaways from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce #TalentForward Child Care Webinar

5 Questions for the Governor: North Carolina’s Roy Cooper

Tools of the Mind, Part I: “Standing a Head Taller” with Deborah Leong

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