What Can COVID-19 Teach Us About Prioritizing Childcare? A Parent’s Perspective
April 20, 2020 by Amanda Coleman For the past five weeks and counting, I have been a mother, teacher, and friend to my two- and four- year old daughters while also working full-time from home. I…
2 Ways COVID-19 is Creating Even Greater Inequities in Early Childhood Education (ECE)
April 13, 2020 by Carrie Gillispie As a new mom, I can relate to the social media flood about the challenges of being a #workingparent with young children during the coronavirus pandemic. Mixed with the giggles…
The Importance of High-Quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) for Black and Latino Children
November 21, 2019 by Carrie Gillispie Two recent studies, one about the state-funded Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K program and another from the University of Chicago, have breathed new life into the ongoing discussion around the value of…
5 Things That Policymakers Can Do to Improve Early Childhood Education (ECE)
November 14, 2019 by Carrie Gillispie Historically, early childhood educators have often been women of color who have had a wide range of educational backgrounds, and as a whole have been more racially, ethnically, and linguistically…
Young Learners, Missed Opportunities
November 06, 2019 by Carrie Gillispie High-quality early childhood education (ECE) is important to the rapid development that happens in the first five years of…
No State Provides Both High-Quality and High-Access State-Funded Preschool for Black and Latino 3- and 4-Year-Olds
November 06, 2019 by EdTrust Of the 26 states analyzed, 13 states enrolled fewer than one-quarter of their Latino children in state-funded preschool programs, and 10 states enrolled fewer than one-quarter of their Black children…
Parent to Educators: Stop Labeling Our Children
July 16, 2018 by Ivy Ellis What parent doesn’t want the best for their child? Of course, we all would like to live and raise our kid(s) in the safest neighborhood with the best schools staffed…
The Case for Investing in High-Quality Early Learning
September 22, 2017 by Lillian M. Lowery Imagine a preschool classroom where every child is engaged in positive social, emotional, and developmental learning activities. Where children are smiling and happy, enjoying the interaction with their teacher and…