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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — New Mexico has currently set aside $60 million for increased wages for the state’s child care workforce. A working group is now refining...
BLACKPRESS USA NEWSWIRE — “Since the expiration of tens of billions of dollars in federal child care funding in 2023 and 2024, an already fragile child...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The education system in the U.S. literally opened the door for this discussion. Not so much for how it is being taught in...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The goal is to build learning environments where Black boys are valued, supported, and empowered from the earliest stages of development.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Our mission and goals include removing barriers and racial compensation gaps between Black educators and their counterparts, ensuring that Black early educators are...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Head Start faces real peril as political battles, rising costs, and financial insecurity threaten the families who need it most — at a...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Some days are hectic and there are moments filled with task lists that never seem to be completed. But it is worth it:...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — While the evidence is clear that pre-K makes a meaningful difference for children in the short and long term, children need access to...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE —Interestingly, though memories have faded, Head Start set the foundation for a hunger for knowledge that has permeated my life.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — I have found that there are some educational approaches that consistently provide a safer, more enriching, and more affirmative environment for Black children....
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — These are ideas my colleagues and I believe are very appropriate for preschoolers to explore and revisit often.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Some policy experts see apprenticeships as a potential game-changer for the early educator workforce. The layers of support they provide can keep frazzled...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — My career has given me opportunities to build essential partnerships and relationships with staff, families, community leaders, and schools - these relationships have been key...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — QuaShawnda Everett, the program chair for early childhood education at Edgecombe Community College in North Carolina, has traveled the globe with her musician...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Swinging side by side with a friend on the playground. Sharing chalk over bright, colorful sidewalk drawings. Hiding behind a tree during a...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Childcare is draining American families with a force that has begun to rival housing costs, and new national analysis shows that in cities...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — This is a large need that requires childcare directors to engage in strategic outreach and diligence to ensure they have the educators they...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The National Institute for Early Education Research reports that a robust and growing body of international research shows that too many children across...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — I spent my earliest years as an educator searching for books that reflected my students’ experiences; I wanted to introduce them to books...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Atyia is a former student of the Institute of Community Services (ICS Head Start) of Mississippi and the author of the “Mean Girls:...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — October is Head Start Awareness Month. There is no singular look to Head Start — its federal-to-local structure has served communities and families...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The day marked a homecoming and a chance to reflect on the program’s long-running impact on the community.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — BlackPressUSA interviewed Janna Rodriguez, an advocate, educator, and champion for early childhood education. She’s the founder and owner of Innovative Daycare Corp in...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The childcare field, with low teacher pay and high stress, has struggled with burnout and teacher shortages, especially since the pandemic. The lack...
