Many people see the word “doula” and think, “Ah, yes. A midwife.” Though the two words describe important roles in...
Will Biden’s First Term Have a Lasting Impact on the Child Care Sector?
New Annual Budget Devotes $600 Billion Over 10 Years to Child Care and Early Childhood Education
The race to elect the next president hasn’t officially started, but soon President Joe Biden will turn toward defending his...
Last month, I wrote about how child care’s lack of salience in the public imagination is holding back its political opportunities. The absence of mass public pressure is one piece of the puzzle. Another piece is that by and large, child care lacks a strong inside game.
The Pandemic Disrupted Gender Equity at Home. Will It Last?
New Data Explored at Better Life Lab at New America Symposium
Before the pandemic began in March 2020, Melissa and Richard Head would have said they evenly split the child care...
When you’re not sure what to eat, But you want to make a healthy treat, A delicious meal so tasty...
Most of us instantly recognize the term “gray matter” as a synonym for the brain. Mention “white matter” and you...
Children 2, 3 and 4 years old—especially boys and Black children—are being kicked out of their schools at “staggering rates,” she writes—more than three times that of K–12 school children.
Elliot’s Provocations unpacks current events in the early learning world and explores how we can chart a path to a...
Jennifer Trippett remembers the signs going up. In late 2021, fast food restaurants in the Bridgeport, West Virginia area announced...
In her excellent book, Who’s Raising the Kids: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children, Dr. Susan Linn brings this insidious behemoth to the foreground and underscores it with bright red lines.
“There is growing agreement on the need for more highly skilled child care teachers and an increased awareness that teachers...
New York City’s popular 3-K-for-All program was supposed to offer free preschool to all of the city’s 3-year-olds. But last...
