This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Visitors didn’t trek to this exhibit to view famous works of art or historic artifacts. They were at Boston University to visit “The Wonder of Learning,” a traveling exhibit highlighting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When COVID-19 hit, the work of being a child-care teacher—already challenging and low paying—became even more demanding, dangerous, and emotionally challenging. Prior to the pandemic, teachers left child-care sites at extremely high rates (more than twice as high as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Did you know that college students who are also parents are 10 times less likely than their childless peers to receive their bachelor’s degree? As Congress considers historic investments to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) gives states and territories a flexible resource to engage in a broad set of activities targeting child care quality. States must spend at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tracie Mauriello / Bridge Michigan / Chalkbeat Kindergarten enrollment was down 11.3% across Michigan last year as parents chose to keep their students home rather than face the COVID health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Aliya Johnson Roberts’ two child care centers in Philadelphia, many employees aren’t done working when they clock out at the end of a long day nurturing and teaching young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of child care for families with young children, but it has also exposed the child care crisis that existed long before March 2020. Early childhood…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the course of the pandemic, it’s been apparent to anyone who works with or parents small children how deeply the nation’s difficulties have been felt by its youngest citizens.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We have all been reading the news about disappointing literacy rates in California, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic and online learning. Last month, State Superintendent of Public Instruction…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Spreeha. It means “zeal” in Bengali – a fitting name for an organization that was born out of a passion to break the cycle of poverty in Bangladesh and beyond.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recent advances in the science of brain development offer us an unprecedented opportunity to solve some of society’s most challenging problems, from widening disparities in school achievement and economic productivity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. s the nation’s Latino student population continues to grow, a nonprofit advocacy group this week called for a commitment to increasing the numbers of Latino teachers and administrators in the nation’s schools…