An innovative fellowship launched by UMass Boston’s Institute for Early Educator Leadership and Innovation provides full scholarships for early educators. Funding...
Tools of the Mind combines a curriculum for children ages 3-6 and a professional development program. Dr. Deborah Leong cofounded...
After learning about the Tools of the Mind curriculum from cofounder Deborah Leong (read our interview), writer Mark Swartz met...
Why Invest in Public Campaigns to Promote Marriage When What’s Needed Are Effective Policies?
New Two Parent Privilege Book Strikes a Nerve
Prior to becoming a mother, Emily Ford worked as a personal fitness trainer in the Salt Lake City, Utah area....
On Tuesday, September 19, Capita hosted a “virtual fireside chat” with Ro Khanna, (D.-Cal.) and Wendy Doyle, president and CEO of United WE. Elliot Haspel, Capita’s director, Climate and Young Children (and Early Learning Nation columnist) hosted the conversation.
When the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project reported earlier this year that women in the workforce have made the greatest contribution...
On Thursday, September 21, Trust for Learning and All Our Kin teamed up for a webinar titled “Educator-Led Movement Building: Lessons from Grassroots Leaders.”
Dolly Parton sticks a lot of books in the mail. To be clear, the music legend, business executive and philanthropist...
Amid major union actions in the auto and entertainment industries and a historic looming strike by health care workers, I want to talk about the role of unions in child care.
A graphic story on the child care cliff and end of ARPA funding for child care
The possibilities are unlimited for the children of single mothers. Just ask President Barack Obama. Vice President Kamala Harris. Ford Foundation president Darren Walker. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Entrepreneur and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Thomas Tull. Comedians like Jon Stewart and Eddie Murphy, performers like Jay-Z and Mariah Carey, athletes like LeBron James, Hope Solo and Alex Rodriguez.
Building Equity by Building Playgrounds (and More)
Part 7 in “Seasons of Play” Series
Too many communities of color lack access to the spaces and facilities needed for quality play. And even if those spaces do exist nearby, children won’t play there if they don’t feel safe, welcome, included and comfortable. “Playspace Inequity” is the term that the national nonprofit KaBOOM! has given this phenomenon, and the 25 in 5 Initiative is how the organization aims to solve it in five years.
