This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Education influences virtually everyone at key points in their lives—and is tied to a range of positive social outcomes, from health to social mobility to civic engagement. In different parts…
The pandemic continues to expose the existing inequalities, inefficiencies, and siloed nature of the country’s child care, education, and workforce systems. Frontline workers lacked a way to identify child care…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What if one of the answers to reducing inequality and addressing mental health concerns among young children is as simple as providing more opportunities to play? A growing body of…
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated inequities and fragilities inherent in existing child care markets and decimated the supply of child care in many communities. As part of the $3.5 trillion budget plan, Congress is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Enrollment and attendance in pre-K — especially among Black and Latino preschoolers — improves when programs operate for a full school day instead of a few hours in the morning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In rural communities, it’s common for families to have to cobble together child care. That could mean a parent working one half of the day while a spouse works the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. High rates of teacher turnover are among the greatest barriers to building high-quality early childhood education (ECE) systems. In the United States, teachers working with the youngest learners turn over at much higher…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan’s free preschool program for low-income 4-year-olds, is nationally renowned for its high quality instruction. But it has some gaps. Classes run only four days a…
This edition of our #AskHer webinar featured Dr. Lea J.E. Austin, Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at the University of California, Berkeley and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2019, the city of Memphis, Shelby County, First 8 Memphis, the Urban Child Institute, and the Community Outcomes Fund at Maycomb Capital launched a public-private partnership. The partnership utilizes outcomes-based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The earliest years of education for children matters. And while it has taken as long as until 2021 for America to highlight a promising early learning policy, there is renewed hope…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Studies have shown that math skills in early childhood are uniquely and strongly predictive of later outcomes across a range of domains and well into adulthood, including the likelihood of…