Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
The scene is familiar the world over: a parent speaks to their baby in that high, singsong voice we now...
As President & CEO of the Smarter Learning Group, Ron Fairchild works directly with communities nationwide. He works with foundations, nonprofits and school districts across the country, all to expand educational opportunities for low-income kids and families. As Fairchild describes, getting to continual strong results takes work. But the ability to get there—and the responsibility to try to improve the next generation of outcomes—exists in every community.
Named for his daughter, the first “Ultra-Accessible™” theme park in the world, and other fully inclusive ventures, offers experiences for everybody.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and you’re at home with the little ones. We’re still here for you. Earlier we shared...
Mobilizing Communities So All Children Make the Grade
Pop Up Neighbor events, community, collaboration, mobilization
Even without advance promotion, when word got out that the SuperMatt Laundromat in Sarasota, Florida, was offering free laundry all day, neighborhood residents formed a steady stream of customers.
Not only was laundry-and-all-the-fixings free—a boon to low-income families who can ill afford the $35 to $50 a week they spend trying to keep their kids in clean clothes—the food bank was there with abundant food to restock their pantries.
Best of all, there were books—lots of books—and plenty of volunteers to read to children while the adults did as many loads of laundry as needed. When the children left, books went home with them.
How Can We Make This School Year the Most Playful in History?
Educators and Experts Weigh In
It’s “back to school” time, whether the children in your life are going back to an actual school or to...
Happy New Year! As 2023 kicks off, I wanted to highlight five early learning trends to be watching this year.
One sentence can hold a lot of heartache. This one, for instance: Babies born to mothers on Medicaid died at...
One way to improve education: communication. For Pinecrest (FL) Vice Mayor Katie Abbott, that means not only regularly connecting with the school board, but also with students. Abbott co-coordinates the Pinecrest Youth Advisory Council, a group of 24 students in grades 8-12 across public and private schools who engage in government, volunteering and education, tackling issues from the environment to preparing for college.
Where do you go for the top news in Early Learning at the state level? Check out “5 Questions for...
Franklin County—the most populous county in Ohio and home to Ohio State University (OSU)—is also one of the Buckeye State’s...
