Working to expand children and families' access to high quality child care and early education for more than 30 years. Views are my own.
Washington,D.C.
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Think child care is hard to find now? Wait a couple of months. How long do our families have to wait until lawmakers understand how key child care is to the current and future economy? I tried for 40 years & advocates still on the case. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Minnesota Makes Major Strides on Behalf of Children and Families. It seems that voting for legislators who are committed to children’s& families & spending public money to support them makes a big difference! Fight for families & vote. newamerica.org/education-pol…
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3. Return of working moms defies pandemic expectations axios.com/newsletters/axios-… #axiosam No suprise low wage moms get left out as they can’t work at home & child care $ isn’t meeting their needs.
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School librarians face a new penalty in the banned-book wars: Prison. Librarians & teachers trying to educate children, doctors trying to save women’s lives, parents trying to support children-who & what is next in this nightmare we now face. washingtonpost.com/education…
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via @nytimes He is frightening. This sounds like the goals of Nazi Germany.
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Iowa governor will sign bill rolling back labor protections for children. The Rs answer to immigration is to roll back protections against young children-threatening their safety & making it more difficult to finish their education. washingtonpost.com/business/…
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Day care waiting lists are getting longer, leaving families with difficult decisions. Remember the phrase”When will we ever learn?” This country puts most needs of families on the back burner. Time for a
change. 19thnews.org/2023/03/day-car…
The political excitement for pre-K is missing one key ingredient - POLITICO. There is a solution. Look to NJ’s Abbott program. It expanded colleges, helped teachers get degrees, & greatly increased their compensation -all for high quality pre-K programs. politico.com/news/2023/03/08…
Indeed, I am proud to have worked with Melanie, an extraordinary advocate.
I’m forever indebted to Melanie Bronfin for creating such a wonderful organization that I have the privilege of helping to #lead on behalf of young children in #Louisiana. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Why Some Florida Schools Are Removing Books from Their Libraries | The New Yorker. This is a frightening tragedy newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
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A Black professor defies DeSantis law restricting lessons on race. A must read is Devil in the Grove detailing the stunningly racist & unjust actions of a FL sheriff over years in the Gov’s backyard. It won the Pulitzer. De Santis would likely ban it. washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
Former RI Gov. Lee Almond (R) died this mo. Glad his obit mentioned health & child care. After welfare changes required low inc. women to work he created an entitlement to child care for these moms & offeredhealth benefits to child care teachers. Time to follow his example.
via @NYTOpinionVideo Stunning how so few if any permanent supports to children & families were enacted in what’s been deemed a productive Congress. And this article which focuses on hunger & income doesn’t even get to child care and family leave nytimes.com/2022/12/27/opini…
via @nytopinion We started the campaign for CCDBG in 1986 determined to make things better in child care. We won a new program in 1990 by describing all the gaps & it is sadly true without adequate $ Families & teachers face the same gaps today. nytimes.com/2022/12/07/opini…
So proud to have worked with Speaker Pelosi since 1987 when we were working to enact major child care legislation. What a caring and yet effective and forceful leader.
Lack of child care is keeping record number of parents out of work axios.com/2022/11/16/lack-of…. Well there is a lane duck session Let’s pass the Biden child care plan & get parents back to work.
Kanye West’s antisemitism is bad for business. Now how about Henry Ford? My mother always understood Henry Ford’s anti- semitism & racism that’s why we never visited Greenfield Village. He also fought unionization & had his thugs beat up Walter Reuther. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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New Mexico election results: A new ballot measure win will make pre-K a universal right - Vox. New Mexico gets a star for the work of Elizabeth Groginsky and now for finally supporting a funding mechanism to pay for PreK & child care. vox.com/policy-and-politics/…
She crossed New Mexico on a mission: Transform the child-care industry Hats off to Elizabeth Groginsky for putting children, parents & early learning educators first. NM & federal politicians need to back her up to keep her commendable efforts going. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
