First, the good news. As it turns out, the so-called summer slide might not be the threat to our nation’s...
While Helen Russell’s clever, well-researched exploration of the parenting culture of Denmark and other Nordic countries might not fully map onto the experience of most families in the U.S. or U.K. (Russell’s original home), it offers refreshing insights that can help parents relax a bit, give themselves heaps of grace and have much more fun raising their family.
In the midst of my search for a new child care provider for my one-year-old, I’ve braced myself for the...
Pumping the Brakes on Private Equity’s Run on Child Care
New Report by the National Women’s Law Center and Open Markets Institute
Rebecca Slaughter has a simple explanation for how private equity affects our economy: “When markets are competitively healthy, they have...
Early Education Is the Most Segregated Learning Space
How Researchers Casey Stockstill and Halley Potter Hope to Change That
It’s been 70 years since the Supreme Court’s pivotal Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that racially segregated schools are...
A recent column by the popular center-left writer Matt Yglesias reinforced for me yet again why we need a different foundation for our care arguments.
As mental-health professionals, pediatricians, parents and educators weigh how to address what is widely viewed as a mental health emergency...
What do you get when you put a young child and a young adult together in a classroom? Magic, says Crystal Rountree, CEO of Jumpstart.
While we’re taking Early Learning Nation Studio on the road less often during the pandemic, we’re offering recaps—Top Takeaways—from important...
With more than 1.5 million members, Moms Clean Air Force unleashes the power of mothers on behalf of Mother Nature....
Did you know that infants require up to 12 diapers per day? Did you also know this can cost families...
8 Top Takeaways from the Conversation: The Future of Child Care Reporting From Those Who Cover It
Learn More about Better Life Lab and Early Learning Nation’s Reporter Roundtable
You don’t have to work in journalism to know that the field is changing rapidly. Newspapers are continuing to vanish...
