Boosting California’s Early Childhood Capacity
Sacramento Council Member Eric Guerra Fights for Kids
The son of farmworkers, Eric Guerra remembers tagging along with his mother while she picked figs for a dollar per... Read More
Going Big for Our Youngest with Jim Steyer
The Founder of Common Sense Media and Wide Open School
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning... Read More
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps... Read More
More Bad News for Child Care: The Importance of Not Looking Away
Our Broken Child Care System and How to Fix It, Part 2
In this three-part series, Dr. Laura Justice—executive director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at The... Read More
A lead crisis plaguing Newark, N.J., is the latest large-scale threat posed by lead in water, a health hazard that’s... Read More
5 Top Takeaways from the Webinar “A Path for Every State”
A New Document Points the Way for Effective Policy
Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps... Read More
On Thursday, June 18, Common Sense Media and the Commonwealth Club hosted a conversation titled “Parenting in Support of Black Lives: How to Build a Just Future for Kids (and How Media Can Help).”
Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith, a clinician, consultant and trainer, moderated the conversation, with Julie Lythcott-Haims (How to Raise an Adult) and Ibram X. Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist) weighing in on a range of urgent issues for parents and, really, anyone concerned about the state of our union.
Here are five takeaways from the event, which is available for viewing. Read More
Lived Experience Sabra Bell remembers what it was like to be pregnant and low on funds. “Extra cash would have... Read More
Dr. Alicia Lieberman was on a telemedicine call with a mother and her four-year-old son. The boy was continually and... Read More
