Changing the Narrative on Child Care and Early Education
Through reporting grants, the Better Life Lab supports storytellers to spotlight child care solutions in the national conversation.
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Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty
In Inconceivable, Anna Louie Sussman writes about her own quest to become a parent.
Calling Care Storytellers: New Reporting Grants to Amplify Caregiving Stories
Better Life Lab’s reporting grants equip journalists and writers to tell powerful stories about care solutions.
Telling Stories of Care through Video: A Resource for Reporters and Storytellers
Better Life Lab’s storytelling experts offer a quick resource for care reporters on how to create a teaser video for their stories.
Care Innovation Hub
The Care Innovation Hub is a living collection of the people, programs, and policies redefining what care looks like in America — from child care a…
Video Why Marriage Isn’t Dying—It’s Getting Harder to Do Right
Marriage isn’t disappearing—it’s getting harder. Historian Stephanie Coontz joins New America’s Better Life Lab to explore why fa…
Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Through Policy and Practice
New America hosted a virtual panel of…
Lessons Learned from Vermont’s Fight for Child Care
A recent report highlights practical lessons for advocates and policymakers seeking to expand public investment in …
Time to Unstick Ourselves from 1971
The child care debate hasn’t been touched since the 70s. Americans need more.
The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help
A new Better Life Lab poll finds a gap between the realities of U.S. elder and child care and public perception of them.