With over 30 years of teaching experience, Amy Upton prides herself on setting the bar for high-quality early education and childcare. As the executive director of East Side Learning Center in Concord, which operates both early childhood and school-age childcare, quality care is important to her and her business. So when the state unveiled its […]
About 9% of Ohio’s state lawmakers are moms of children under 18, according to a new report, giving them insight into issues impacting families with minor children, several said in interviews. The third Politics of Parenthood: Representation in State Legislatures report was recently published by the Vote Mama Foundation, a nonprofit organization that studies the […]
North Dakota lawmakers have four proposals for restricting kratom and more than a dozen on other topics for a special session beginning next month, according to draft legislation made public on Friday. A top legislative panel meets Monday to decide which bill drafts from 20 proposals to advance to the special session, which begins Sept. […]
This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. The Trump administration is pushing a total overhaul of Head Start that could fundamentally reshape the 60-year-old program that has provided childcare and key support for America’s lowest-income families. A new […]
Inflation cooled slightly in July thanks in part to a dip in gas prices, but many consumers aren’t feeling any relief. David McLennan, a veteran political scientist at Meredith College, told NC Newsline that there’s a disconnect between the data and the economic pain consumers are facing. “Economic perceptions are getting to the point where […]
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has proposed substantial changes to the rules governing childcare centers. Some providers and advocacy organizations warn that the changes could weaken quality or safety. As economic researchers who study regulation and occupational entry, we believe the proposal should be judged by a straightforward question: Which requirements protect children, and […]
Last month, New Hampshire Executive Councilors John Stephen and Joe Kenney published a column in NH Journal explaining their decision to vote down a childcare quality contract in favor of funding the childcare workforce grant. Since then, as new information has clarified the state’s inability to fund the workforce grant, they both said they stand […]
Every time I read an article about New Hampshire’s childcare crisis, I notice the same thing. The conversation almost always focuses on infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children. Those concerns are real and deserve attention. Families need affordable early care and education, providers need sustainable funding, and educators deserve wages that reflect the importance of their […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to roll back regulations on a key early education program for low-income families, the agency announced Thursday. The program, known as Head Start, provides early childhood education, nutritious meals, health screenings and other services to more than 23,000 children and their families across Georgia, according to […]
After more than a year of debate, New Hampshire childcare providers received a direct answer this week on childcare workforce grant funding. In a series of letters exchanged between federal officials, state officials, and an advocacy group, it has been determined that federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, dollars cannot be used to […]
