Home visiting programs are one of the most effective ways of providing valuable services to families with young children. The... Read More
Child care workers are the backbone of the economy and a smart new campaign from the National Women’s Law Center... Read More
On August 31, Capita held a webinar called “The Rights of Children in America: Do We Need a Constitutional Amendment?” Provocative? You bet. Elliot Haspel—whose new monthly column, “Elliot’s Provocations,” just launched in Early Learning Nation—served as moderator for the conversation. Read More
Last November, voters in Multnomah County, Ore., approved a measure to form a new universal preschool system. To pay for it, the county, which includes the city of Oregon, will collect a 1.5% tax on incomes of more than $125,000 per year and joint filings topping $250,000. Read More
Where do you go for the top news in Early Learning at the state level? Check out “5 Questions for... Read More
Economists are famously bad at predicting the future. (There’s even an old joke: Why did God create economists? To make weather forecasters look good.) Nevertheless, thinking like an economist can help prepare us for what lies ahead for our children. Read More
As kids head back to school—in person, hybrid or remote—a wistfulness for the missed opportunities of summer might be setting... Read More
The red tote bags hold adventure and history. They hold laughter and struggle. They hold inspiration and understanding. Recently, the... Read More
It all started with a spanakopita. Ellie Krieger was about eight years old, and her mother and aunt took her... Read More
Universal Child Care May be Coming to Vermont
Could Provide a Blueprint for Success in Other States
In a nation where patchwork child care infrastructure has been wrecked by 18 months of pandemic, the state of Vermont... Read More
