Michelle Bezark retweeted
Check out their report here: celfe.org/resources/shortcha…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
New @CELFE_NIU report illustrates how absurdly the U.S. underfunds early childhood. Whether from a child development standpoint or family support standpoint, this is an insane allocation of resources.
(TBC, the answer isn't dropping the right bar, it's boosting the other two!)
Michelle Bezark retweeted
#ChildCare workers are essential to families & the economy, yet they're some of the lowest-paid workers, earning a median $13.71/hr in 2022.
New research shows how minimum wage increases in IL are helping, but more is needed to ensure fair compensation: tinyurl.com/bdfbypnc
Michelle Bezark retweeted
📘 The best #earlyeducation systems are equitable, efficient & effective. Center for Early Learning Funding Equity knows this truth, and is leading smart work that leverages 📈 research & partnerships to build, improve, and sustain #earlylearning systems. celfe.org
Michelle Bezark retweeted
In a new @fulcrum_us op-ed, @DrDemiSiskind, Educare/@StartEarlyorg researcher & @TheOpEdProject Public Voices Fellow in partnership w/@NBCDI, explains why – and how – we must prioritize #earlycare & education in the 2024 election: thefulcrum.us/election-2024/…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
This program, which helps parents write lullabies for their infants, reaches families in healthcare settings, shelters, high schools and more.
What a brilliant way to help babies get the nurturing interactions that feed their brains (and our hearts 💕)
earlylearningnation.com/2024…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
Allowing children to live in poverty is a policy choice. In this piece for @TIME, @MichelleBezark from @StartEarlyorg breaks down the history of #HeadStart and explains why it's so important
time.com/6320155/child-pover…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
Evidence shows that Head Start programs set the standard for #ECE - and amidst an ongoing #childcare crisis & rising poverty rates, @MichelleBezark of @StartEarlyorg shares in @TIME how Head Start is crucial to driving change. #HeadStartAwarenessMonth
time.com/6320155/child-pover…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
As poverty rates rise and more families are left without access to critical #ECE programs, we must prioritize policies that put our youngest learners first. Our own @MichelleBezark points to #HeadStart as a key solution for addressing the child care crisis in @TIME.
Read more: time.com/6320155/child-pover…
#HeadStartAwareness month
Michelle Bezark retweeted
The evidence from #HeadStart and from the Child Tax Credit point to an important lesson: child poverty can be addressed—if we take steps to reduce it through policy, writes @MichelleBezark in @TIME. time.com/6320155/child-pover…
As we approach the child care funding cliff, it’s more important than ever to know the history of federal subsidies for early care and learning. Read my latest @madebyhistory piece. Thank you to my @StartEarlyorg colleagues for their support. time.com/6320155/child-pover…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
There's a reason we don't run K-12 education through employers. There's a reason running health insurance through employers has been a disaster. Why would we think it's a good idea to do so with child care?
theatlantic.com/family/archi…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
Amazing meeting with @RobynGabel and @MomsDemand volunteers to talk about her leadership in the #ILGA on gun violence prevention.
Michelle Bezark retweeted
.@StartEarlyorg’s policy teams are #hiring! Check out our open position for a Digital Advocacy Manager and please pass along to anyone with experience in community organizing, communications, campaigns, etc. startearly.org/who-we-are/ca…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
“America’s childcare market is an abject failure. Even at prohibitively high prices, supply doesn’t meet demand, preventing children, parents and the entire economy from reaching their full potential.” - labor economist Kathryn Edwards @keds_economist washingtonpost.com/business/…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
Addressing the #childcare crisis will take more than the CHIPS Act. Our own @MichelleBezark details the roots of the current crisis and how federal leaders can use lessons from history to transform #earlylearning & care. Read the piece in @washingtonpost: washingtonpost.com/made-by-h…
Curious about the last time the fed gov partnered with manufacturers to address a child care crisis? Read my new piece. Thank you @car1ygoodman and the @madebyhistory team! And thank you to my @StartEarlyorg colleagues for doing the work! washingtonpost.com/made-by-h…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
@MichelleBezark: "The last time the federal government partnered with manufacturers to provide affordable, high-quality child care to families to address an emergency labor shortage, the effects for the larger child-care sector were tangential at best." washingtonpost.com/made-by-h…
Michelle Bezark retweeted
Network Member @MichelleBezark has accepted a position as Senior Research Specialist at @StartEarlyorg. In this role, Dr. Bezark will conduct qualitative research and analysis that aims to improve and inform local, state, and federal ECE policy and programs.
