What a Speech! Thank President Obama
Posted by: Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President Posted by: Nancy Duff Campbell, Co-PresidentWhat a night, and what a speech!On Tuesday, President Obama laid out an important economic agenda for women...
View ArticleOne More Step Forward on President Obama’s Early Education Proposal
Posted by: Karen Schulman, Senior Policy AnalystYesterday, as President Obama visited an early learning center in Decatur, Georgia, the White House released a fact sheet with more details about the...
View ArticleJon Stewart Agrees – Early Learning is a Critical Investment
Posted by: Amy Qualliotine, Outreach ManagerOn Wednesday night, the President’s new Early Learning Initiative got a moment in the spotlight on the Daily Show. Host Jon Stewart, in that way only he...
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To President Obama, with Love
Posted by: Amy Qualliotine, Outreach ManagerA few weeks ago, President Obama announced an ambitious agenda for early care and education. This plan would expand access to the high-quality early...
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A Very Special Delivery
Posted by: Amy Qualliotine, Outreach ManagerThe White House is a busy place – there is always a steady stream of people flowing in and out, meeting with officials to make a case for their cause....
View ArticleBlog for Early Learning Day of Action 2013 – The Posts
Posted by: Becka Wall, Program AssistantToday is the Early Learning Day of Action! In April the President Obama proposed his early care and education initiative which would greatly increase access to...
View ArticleThe Waitlist
Posted by: Amy Qualliotine, Outreach ManagerWhen I was teaching, I taught a brilliant student named Aiya. I had lots of brilliant students, but Aiya was one of those incredibly rare nine-year-olds who...
View ArticleLet’s Give Our Kids that Chance!
Posted by: Pho Bui, InternGrowing up with an Asian family background, I was very fond of the legend of Mencius’ mother, who moved three times to find a good place to raise her child. Her strategy...
View ArticleGovernors and State Education Commissioners Highlight the Role of Early...
Posted by: Lauren Meyer, InternYesterday morning’s breakfast forum, hosted by the Washington Post, brought together governors and education commissioners from several states to raise awareness of the...
View ArticleThe Jet Story
Posted by: Lara S. Kaufmann, Senior Counsel & Director of Education Policy for At-Risk Students“This is a jet. It is a tin jet. The tin jet is big.”I know, it sounds pretty boring, right? But to...
View ArticleHelp Our Young Children Smile
Posted by: Helen Blank, Director of Child Care and Early LearningYoung children love a good time and clamor to go to the local carnival. They are eager to ride the merry-go-round and hop on the ferris...
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#PreKForAll: So All Children Have the Chance to Thrive
Posted by: Alison Channon, Program AssistantI am a proud aunt to a very precocious kindergartener. I remember when she was three and she shocked the whole family with her grasp of complex verb tenses....
View ArticleGiving Early Education the Attention It Deserves
Posted by: Karen Schulman, Senior Policy AnalystAt a recent forum held by the Center for American Progress, New York Times columnist Gail Collins said, “If there was going to be a cause that would...
View Article#PreKForAll: Transform a Twitter Trend into a Reality
Posted by: Cortnay Cymrot, InternThe hashtag “#PreKForAll” was trending on Twitter nationwide less than 30 minutes into the National Women’s Law Center’s “Tweetchat,” which encouraged conversation...
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Hanging with Mr. President
Posted by: Kate Dickerson, Outreach AssociateSo yesterday was a REALLY exciting day for me! I was invited to the White House to see President Obama give a speech on the health care law, a.k.a....
View ArticlePresident Obama Highlights the Importance of Early Learning Opportunities in...
Posted by: Lauren Meyer, Intern “If we don't make this investment [in education], we're going to put our kids, our workers and our country at a competitive disadvantage for decades. So we have to...
View ArticleChild Care: It’s Time to Move it Up on Our Country’s Priority List
Posted by: Helen Blank, Director of Child Care and Early Learning“Crushed by the Cost of Child Care,” an article in Sunday’s New York Times, highlights a dilemma faced by millions of families. It is...
View Article10 Reasons it’s Great that President Obama Supports a $10.10 Minimum Wage
Posted by: Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Director of Research and Policy AnalysisIt’s official. President Obama, who has long supported a minimum wage increase, has come out in support of Senator...
View ArticleMore States and Localities Move to Raise the Minimum Wage as President Calls...
Posted by: Julie Vogtman, Senior Counsel and Director of Income Support PolicyNow that Thanksgiving is behind us, the holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. But while some of us retreat...
View ArticleThe President’s To Do List
Posted by: Amy Qualliotine, Outreach ManagerI believe that To Do lists are an art form. There’s nothing more beautiful than a list of things you need to get done with every single item crossed off of...
View ArticleObama to Sexual Assault Survivors: "I've Got Your Back"
Posted by: Shayne Larkin, InternIt pains me that there is no shortage of examples suggesting a dire need for reform in how sexual assault survivors are treated on college campuses. Take for instance...
View ArticleCelebrating Women's History Month: A Look at Judicial Milestones
Posted by: Cortelyou Kenney, FellowMarch is women’s history month, and, as such, it is a good opportunity take stock of the gains women have made in terms of their representation on the federal...
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Take It From POTUS: It’s Time to Lead on Leave
Posted by: Elizabeth Johnston, Fellow Posted by: Liz Watson, Senior Counsel and Director of Workplace Justice for WomenYesterday, the White House announced it would take important steps toward...
View ArticlePresident Obama Proposes Significant New Investments in Child Care
Posted by: Karen Schulman, Senior Policy AnalystLast week was a big week for child care and early education. On Saturday, the White House announced a proposal for a fairer tax code that invests in...
View ArticleWhen it Comes to Campus Assault, Safety is Not Only in the Eye of the Bystander
Posted by: Katie Hegarty, Online Outreach AssociateThere’s no way around this — it’s a fact that sexual assault is happening on college campuses across the country. Lawmakers, administrators, and...
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