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Scientific studies, from language development to neuroscience, continue to show why it is important to converse with infants.
Dual Language Learners’ Literacy and Language Development Through Pre-K
A new study compares children’s language and literacy development in both English and their home language over the course of one pre-K year.
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Although there are fewer people in prison than there were a decade ago, costs have surged—along with the share of older, sicker inmates.
The Boot on My Neck
Joe Wilkes reflects on being Black in the age of Trump.
The Privilege of Paid Leave
Better Life Lab’s Jahdziah St. Julien examines the structural barriers to equitable paid leave for men.