Worthy Work, Still Unlivable Wages
What’s changed? When it comes to earnings for child care teachers, there has been little improvement.
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CCDBG Reauthorization Bill to Be Law of the Land
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a reauthorization bill for the Child Care & Development Block Grant, sending it to the president.
Promising Practices from Department of Defense Early Ed Programs
Although most child care workers experience economic instability, the DoD’s child care and preschool program is a bright spot.
Improving Teacher Preparation Requires Less Tinkering, More Transformation
Alternative programs like these currently prepare (or will prepare) a tiny fraction of teachers nationally.
Toddlers and Screen Time: New Common-Sense, Science-Based Guidance
Do you let your babies and toddlers use screens?
Trends in State Financial Aid
A new report from Young Invincibles, A Federal Work Study Reform Agenda to Better Serve Low Income Students, highlights the new reality for
Federal Education Policy Is Mostly Impervious to the Midterm “Wave”
Wave or not, the midterms aren’t likely to mean much for federal education policy.
How 2-Gen Strategies May Help Break the Cycle of Poverty
Research has documented the impact of a parent’s education, economic stability, and overall health on a child’s trajectory.
What Removing Default Rates Means For Gainful Employment
It no longer judges programs based upon the percentage of borrowers that defaulted on their loans within three years of entering repayment.
Federal Policy Can Help Avoid Tragedies of Unlicensed Child Care
The dirty underbelly of child care can mean the worst possible outcome: the injury or death of a child.