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GOP Disinformation Campaigns are Pushing Revisionist Black History, While Social Media Tries to Fill in the Gaps

April 14, 2023

By Amani Southerland

If we let Republicans in Florida and Georgia have their way, our children will have nowhere to turn for meaningful and truthful lessons on our history.

When Childcare Workers are Underpaid, We All Suffer

March 1, 2023

By Victoria Palacio Carr

The turnover rate for childcare workers can affect children’s development. Their favorite teachers deserve better pay and healthcare benefits.

My 12-year-old Daughter is Determined That No Kid Go Hungry In School

November 21, 2022

By Topacio Marrero

On World Children’s Day, I had a conversation with my daughter that sparked her activism to fight for free school lunch.

As A Mother of Color, I Want More Gun Safety Laws, Not Armed Teachers

November 18, 2022

By Topacio Marrero

Gov. DeSantis is putting our children at risk by trying to implement laws to arm teachers, despite what Florida parents want.

This Year’s Back to School Blues are Lingering Without the Expanded Child Tax Credit

October 3, 2022

By Eileen Sepulveda

Our government has the funds we need to let millions of parents breathe easier.

Santa Fe Poet Laureate on What Poetry Can Do for the Next Generation

April 25, 2022

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

Poetry in classrooms can serve as mirrors for children that develop empathy and imagination to solve the problems of the future. 

Mermaids, Unicorns, and Student Loan Forgiveness

March 8, 2022

By Sa'iyda Shabazz

Americans want it. Politicians promise it. But there’s still no action to cancel student loans.

As votes continue to get counted, Alameda County voters show strong support to fund resources for children

March 23, 2020

By Bobbi Dempsey

Residents of Alameda County have made a clear statement about the need to support both working parents and early childhood educators by allocating more resources to provide quality affordable child…

Our values must shift if we are to truly provide quality care for every child in our nation

November 5, 2019

By Tanisha Payton

Long before I ever began working in the child care advocacy field, I watched family and friends scramble to find affordable care for their children. From being a middle-schooler operating…

Voices of Everyday Leaders

October 15, 2019

By Melissa Chadburn

Power Concedes Nothing Without Demand This evening democratic candidates will gather at Otterbein University in Westerville, a suburb of Columbus, for the presidential primary debates. While they will be discussing…

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