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State Roundup: The Summer of Child Care Innovations

New Mexico, Illinois and Connecticut Provide Cross-Section of States Making Bold Moves

Elliot Haspel·July 16, 2021·4 min read

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said that states are the “laboratories of democracy.” It turns out they are the... Read More

Lead in Water Puts All At Risk – Especially Infants and Young Children

Elliot Haspel·August 23, 2019·4 min read

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

Five Questions with Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton

Elliot Haspel·May 26, 2020·4 min read

There’s an African proverb that’s now universally popular, and it says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Governor Pritzker and I realize that the child care industry is part of the essential foundation that helps our children develop intellectually and emotionally. The industry allows working parents to focus on being productive on their jobs. Read More

Illinois

State Roundup: The Summer of Child Care Innovations

Lead in Water Puts All At Risk – Especially Infants and Young Children

Five Questions with Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton

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