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We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About COVID Cases in Child Care

Elliot Haspel··6 min read
The question that parents and practitioners really want to know is this: How safe are child cares? Or, put another way, how likely is my child (or am I) to catch COVID-19 from a child care center? In order to know that, we need to be able to answer how much transmission is occurring WITHIN child care centers? Until we ask the right questions and demand the right data, we’ll be stumbling in the dark.
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History Lessons Matter, Even in Preschool

Stillinger: Nothing is as compelling to a child as another child’s story, so my students learn about young people who helped create change.

Suzanne Stillinger··3 min read
When people hear that I work in a preschool, they can easily picture me pretending to drink tea, pinky up...
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Ann Vadakkan: An Austin Youth Advocates for American Youth Mental Wellness

The Editors··5 min read
For many high school students across the country, the pandemic resulted in Zoom classes, missed milestones and an increase in mental health concerns. As a member of the Austin Youth Council—as well as NLC’s Council on Youth, Education and Families— Ann Vadakkan advocates not just for youth empowerment, but also for youth mental wellness, raising awareness to help reduce any stigma.
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