My conversation with the Center for Playful Inquiry’s Susan Harris MacKay and Matt Karlsen ignited an intense curiosity about how...
A Decade Ago, Universal Pre-K Seemed Inevitable. What Went Wrong?
Williams: Politics may have killed universal pre-K but the research, results and family economics that made it such a strong bet are alive and well.
Early in my career — when the world was still young and the nihilistic carnival wing of our politics seemed...
With 95 percent of all children living in “the majority world in developing countries” – but with only 5 percent of the early learning research coming from these locations – Aleem Walji, CEO of Aga Khan Foundation USA, is focused on bringing knowledge on what it takes to develop a child’s brain to parents, policymakers, teachers, doctors, nurses and front-line caregivers around the world.
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As part of what’s called “cradle to career,” Arlington (TX), like many communities, is working to ensure its approach to learning leads to a well-educated workforce. As Mayor Pro Tem Victoria Farrar-Myers explains, that discipline starts with early learning, as young as zero to three, and the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation.
When the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit this spring, Alabama’s First Class Pre-K turned on a dime to...
With more than 1.5 million members, Moms Clean Air Force unleashes the power of mothers on behalf of Mother Nature....
Rachael Katz (MS Ed.) and Helen Shwe Hadani (Ph.D.) are excellent companions for mothers, fathers and caregivers of young children. Their views on parenting derive from their own families, as well as extensive reading into the science of brain development.
The Schott Foundation gathered grassroots organizations from across the country for the Opportunity to Learn Federal Policy Commission. On the eve of their recommendations becoming public, the Commission’s Director, Michael S. Wotorson, discusses why they came together and how their ideas will influence school board actions, local municipal leadership and state policy.
‘It Made Me a Better Mom’: Home Visiting Program Delivers Support For Families
In St. Louis, trained parent educators help parents and caregivers navigate developmental milestones and support kids from birth until kindergarten.
Jettaqua Johnson was 22 years old, pregnant with her first child, and worried. The father of her child was incarcerated,...
Free school meals were a godsend for Lynnea Hawkins long before the pandemic. Her son was living with his father...
If you’ve been following my work for the past year, you know I am deeply concerned about how unprepared our child- and family-serving systems are for this new reality. I’m not the only one. A new report puts a fine point on why early care & education stakeholders need to have a climate strategy, and why public officials need to have ECE in their climate strategy: a staggering number of child care programs are under threat.
