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 — New national polling shows persistent voter concern about the affordability and availability of child care for working parents, alongside broad support across key...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — But in a city where fast food wages aren’t enough to pay the rent, her efforts felt futile. And then, a month after...
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 — “As costs rise, more early childhood educators will leave the field, and more programs will shut down — deeply impacting communities and threatening...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The statewide project had many components, including start-up grants of up to $10,000 and business grants of up to $5,000 for access to...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Nine in ten Republicans (91%) think it’s a problem or crisis that Americans can’t afford childcare, along with 91% of Independents, and 97%...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Educators with credentials produce better outcomes for children, according to the many studies that Usma cites. And she provides recommendations that can help...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Across all demographics, voters express dedicated support for solutions including increasing funding going to states to expand childcare options and modernizing the tax...