In The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, Paul effectively makes the case that most of the metaphors we have for cognition are not useful because they allude to Western society’s assumption that thinking only happens inside the brain: the ubiquitous admonition to “use your head.”
Across the U.S., colleges and universities have pledged to enhance diversity and to prioritize inclusiveness. In the wake of the...
Elliot’s Provocations: Bring on School-Aged Care
Can We Create a Seamless Melding of Early Child Care and School-Aged Care?
Linking early child care and school-aged care is a good idea both on the merits and the politics. I’m hardly the first one to point this out, but I want to highlight the opportunity here as we head into summer break and the acute headache it causes for many families.
More than 700 Child Care Providers Shut Their Doors to Demand Better Pay
“Without Child Care, There’s No Workforce”
Lorretta Johnson has been running a child care out of her home in Austin, Texas since 1999, caring mostly for...
Generation Hope: One Desperate Teen’s Story Grows into Hope for Hundreds
Collecting Data, Providing Services, Transforming Lives of Student Parents
Two little pink lines. Sometimes that’s all it takes to derail a person’s life and torpedo any plans they might...
Early Learning Nation magazine asked some of our favorite people, What’s one thing our readers can do to make the...
Author and advocate Heather McGhee has said, “Everything we believe comes from a story we’ve been told.” Whether they come...
According to New America’s recent “Lost in the Labyrinth” report, “Families with the youngest children stand to gain the most...
It’s hard enough to find child care in this country that is dependable and affordable when working a regular 9...
The Research-Backed Way to Keep Kids Safe
Anti-abortion lawmakers say they want to protect children. Here’s how.
Soon after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Twitter that his state would...
A Day Trip to Philadelphia Shows What Playful Learning Is—and Isn’t
Part 1 of "Seasons of Play" Series
“Play is an activity enjoyed for its own sake,” writes Diane Ackerman in her 1999 book Deep Play. “It is...
All Our Kin is an innovative national nonprofit leading the effort to transform the U.S. child care system. Launched 24...














