If you’ve been following my work at all, you know I bristle at many “incremental” solutions to child care challenges.
Homelessness Rates Spike for Families, Putting Even Young Children at Risk
Housing instability can affect children’s cognitive and emotional development and ultimately their academic success.
In early February, Tateona Williams suffered the unthinkable. Around 1 a.m. on a freezing cold Monday, she parked her van...
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Joe Biden has been lauded as a “force for...
A decade ago, early childhood advocacy could be a lonely pursuit. “It felt like we were talking to an empty auditorium,” says Bruce D. Perry, MD, Ph.D. “Now there are more people in the auditorium. They’re recognizing the power of early childhood, the importance of creating policy and practice that will benefit children and that will meet the needs of the adults who are caring for young children.”
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.
The Children’s School in Pittsburgh: Where It’s Hard to Tell Play, Learning and Work Apart
Part 3 of "Seasons of Play" Series
The three-, four- and five-year-olds at the Children’s School at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh had a problem. They had...
Some of the headlines, such as this one on an opinion piece in the Washington Post, have been jarring: The...
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.
“Clarissa’s Battle” and the Campaign for Child Care Subsidies
Talking to the director and the title subject of an important new documentary
“Clarissa’s Battle” tells the story of a 10-year campaign for a tax increase to subsidize child care in Alameda County,...
This article originally appeared at EdSurge. Tiaja Gundy was just 19 years old when she started working at Federal Hill...
As Fremont (CA) Mayor Lily Mei notes, for four of the past five years, Fremont has been listed as the happiest city in the U.S. The city also boasts incredible diversity, drawing families across multiple backgrounds and a range of languages. One area where that diversity pays off is in education. With some 35,000 kids and 42 schools, Fremont has focused on building new early learning centers, high-ranking schools and equitable access, including with special-needs pre-K programs.
Study Shows Stronger Outcomes for English Learners with Early Access to Pre-K Programs
Benefits Include Stronger Attendance, English Language Development and Early Literacy
Bilingual educators weren’t immune to the COVID-19 burnout that hit teachers this year. For example, last October, Illinois school districts...
