Innovations in Child Care: Meeting Parents’ Diverse Needs and Preferences Part 2 of a 5-Part Series Rebecca Gale·Jun 30, 2022·8 min readOur country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for... Read More
New York City’s 60-year-old Fight for Universal Child Care Today’s Activists Are Part of A Long, Historic Struggle. Will They Succeed? Kendra Hurley·Jun 29, 2022·8 min readAs a federal plan to make child care affordable languishes in Congress, New York City has joined the growing number... Read More
Economists Find Investing in Child Care Will Dramatically Reduce Costs, Increase Mother’s Employment and Increase Quality CareBryce Covert·Jun 24, 2022·6 min readAfter decades of disinvestment in child care that went largely unnoticed, the pandemic knocked the fragile system even more off... Read More
Learning to Read Online: It’s Possible, Doable and Could Involve Chicken HatsK.C. Compton·Jun 21, 2022·6 min readFor adults who’ve spent much of the past two years watching PowerPoint presentations while attending Zoom meetings, the idea of... Read More
We Asked Some Men We Admire: What’s Your Challenge to American Dads?Mark Swartz and Art Hondros (Illustrator)·Jun 17, 2022·6 min readThis Father’s Day, we’re giving dads what they really want. Not a novelty necktie—a challenge. Several of them, in fact.... Read More
Innovations in Child Care Investment: Building the Case for Public and Private Funds Part 1 of a 5-Part Series Explores Innovations in Child Care Rebecca Gale·Jun 15, 2022·7 min readOur country is in a child care crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has shown how difficult it is for... Read More
Gordon Hartman’s Ultra-Accessible™ AmbitionsMark Swartz·Jun 14, 2022·6 min readNamed for his daughter, the first “Ultra-Accessible™” theme park in the world, and other fully inclusive ventures, offers experiences for everybody. Read More
Study Shows Stronger Outcomes for English Learners with Early Access to Pre-K Programs Benefits Include Stronger Attendance, English Language Development and Early Literacy Leigh Giangreco·Jun 10, 2022·5 min readBilingual educators weren’t immune to the COVID-19 burnout that hit teachers this year. For example, last October, Illinois school districts... Read More
Unleashing the Learning Potential of Latino Infants New Report from UnidosUS Draws Attention to the Crisis—and Proposes Solutions Mark Swartz·Jun 8, 2022·4 min readWhen our educational system fails to make the most of the talent entrusted to it, not only do children and... Read More
“Those children probably aren’t going to be eating”: Family Child Care Providers Prepare for Food Program CliffElliot Haspel·Jun 7, 2022·3 min readA little-noticed meteorite is about to smash into family child care providers. If Congress does not act by June 30th... Read More
The Quality Trap: The Movement to Reconsider QRISMark Swartz·Jun 3, 2022·5 min readDeveloped in the 1990s, Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) aim to increase the availability of high-quality early education programs,... Read More
Connoisseurs of Silly: Babies Start Laughing Early—And They Think Your Material Is GreatK.C. Compton·Jun 2, 2022·7 min readWhen an international team of researchers surveyed humor development in children from 1 to 47 months, they asked parents to... Read More