Free school meals were a godsend for Lynnea Hawkins long before the pandemic. Her son was living with his father...
Five Tribal Communities in New Mexico to Receive $98 Million
Will Help Meet Goal to Bring High-Quality ECE to All 3- and 4-Year-Olds
Native American parents in five tribal communities in New Mexico are celebrating more options in early childhood education as the...
Unleashing the Potential of Young Dual Language Learners
Building Bilingualism into the Golden State’s Early Education
When it comes to supporting brain development and language skills, California’s policies matter not just for the nearly 60% of...
Play Is a Child’s Search for Meaning: Q&A with Brenda Fyfe
Part 8 in “Seasons of Play” Series
To learn more about play’s place in the Reggio Emilia approach, Early Learning Nation magazine spoke to Brenda Fyfe, dean and professor emeritus of the School of Education at Webster University.
When we hear the word, “lullaby,” most of us imagine something like the dictionary definition of “a gentle, quiet song that lulls a child to sleep,” a cradle song to soothe a baby’s way to the Land of Nod. For the past 12 years, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute has been refining that definition with its Lullaby Project.
Generation Hope: One Desperate Teen’s Story Grows into Hope for Hundreds
Collecting Data, Providing Services, Transforming Lives of Student Parents
Two little pink lines. Sometimes that’s all it takes to derail a person’s life and torpedo any plans they might...
When Venicia Gray walked into her OB-GYN’s office in 2019, she asked a direct question: “What are my chances of...
With $125 Million Hanging in the Air, Vermont Sets the Stage for National Child Care
Even After the Governor’s Veto, Sufficient Votes Exist for an Override
The Vermont legislature is close to enacting their goal of bringing near-universal child care to their state with $125 million...
How can we ensure that all children have the opportunity to realize their dreams and the possibility to achieve them?...
On Thursday, April 29, The Hunt Institute hosted a conversation with researchers and school leaders in Virginia. Data on new school readiness points to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the preparedness of young students.
This year, the members of Generation Z—born roughly from 1997 to 2010—will begin entering their mid-twenties. The oldest members of...
As a state representative in Michigan, Greg VanWoerkom has gone on a lot of tours of local businesses to find...