Children and Youth

It is well known by now that the pandemic has decimated the child care industry: at the end of last year, there were 166,800 fewer child care workers than the previous…

Schools are trying to boost security without criminalizing students, as the number of guns found in schools and shootings continue to rise.

In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic struck the United States. Every part of America has been affected while its existing inequities have been both highlighted and worsened. Without minimizing the…

A new study finds a strong correlation between the bonds homeless preschoolers form with teachers and their risk of behavioral and emotional problems. “It’s well established that children who are…

Small children are routinely punished in school by being pressured to withdraw or transfer, and Black preschoolers are disproportionately represented among those kicked out.

Transportation staff can recognize the “red flags” of possible homelessness when a student’s pickup and dropoff locations change, advocates say…

Many families in the US encountered empty shelves when they went in search of infant formula during COVID-19.

Making classrooms feel inclusive can help promote STEM education and make students feel capable of working on STEM subjects outside of the classroom, a new study shows. “We found that…

Over the last two decades, MDRC has conducted rigorous research in more than 1,000 early education classrooms. The evidence suggests three important investments that states, districts, and programs can make to support…

For Black youth, a police encounter by eighth grade predicts they will be arrested by young adulthood, but research finds the same is not true for white youth. Black young…

For Thania Hernandez, opening Mis Primeros Pasos – a bilingual child care center in Ellsworth, Maine – was the realization of a long-held dream. Hernandez is a child of immigrants…

This bold plan takes the necessary steps to begin addressing our child care crisis. However, a portion of those funds should be earmarked to increase and support Black-owned child care…