Focusing on Facilities to Address Child Care Supply in D.C.
The BABY Act would offer protections for home-based child care programs located in condominiums
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How to Enable Smoother Transitions Into Kindergarten and the Early Grades
state and local leaders could change policies and practices to smooth the transition into (and through) elementary school grades
Resources for Student Loan Borrowers Returning to Repayment
Student loan borrowers are likely to have confusion and trouble accessing available resources as they return to repayment this fall.
Curating and Connecting the Stories Behind the Library Sit-In of 1939
We ask Davis about her decades of work supporting research on the 1939 sit-in and interpreting its significance.
Reflecting on What it Takes for a Public Library to Reckon with its Past
We ask Dawson, the first African American library director in Alexandria, about the 1939 sit-in and how libraries reckon with their pasts.
“A Warm Hug for Black Kids”: Celebrating Self-Love Through Reading
Natasha Tarpley, author of I Love My Hair!, discusses writing her book and how authors of color are navigating the book-banning landscape.
A Snapshot of Faculty Diversity at Top Public Research Universities
This blog provides an analysis on Black and Latino student and faculty diversity at 106 top public research universities.
Five Ways to Support Student Parents During and Beyond Student Parent Month
September is student parent month—an opportunity to celebrate the one in five students in the higher education system with children.
Digging for Details about a Little-Known Civil Rights Protest During Jim Crow
We ask what propelled Mitchell-Powell to document this little-known story and what lessons apply to schools and libraries today.
What Was the Library Sit-In of 1939?
Delving into the story of the Alexandria Library sit-in, how its story has been preserved and amplified, and what it teaches us today.