Caring for Children this Holiday Season
During this holy season, as those of us who are Christian celebrate the birth of a poor, homeless child, let’s commit to standing up and [...]
Read MoreTraining Excellent Teachers
“It’s about culturally responsive instruction and pedagogy . . .When they come into the classroom, each student has genius-level talent. Culturally, if you meet them [...]
Read MoreA Chance to Close the Gulf
For many American families the COVID-19 pandemic brought significant new challenges, and more than half of all households with children have lost income since the [...]
Read MoreA New Chance for Child Care
As Congress debates over critical early childhood investments, I am reminded of 1971 when earlier efforts to enact a comprehensive child care system were toppled [...]
Read MoreBridging Gaps This School Year
“To America’s children, families, and educators, the last two school years have not gone the way you planned. You’ve missed chances to connect, share, and [...]
Read More“Moving Forward for Children in California and Nationally”
Alameda County in California straddles the San Francisco Bay area and stretches from Silicon Valley north to Oakland and Berkeley. A major branch of the [...]
Read MoreFlipping the Switch
What if boosting a toddler’s brainpower was as easy as turning on a light switch? In fact, “Flip the Switch” is one of the simple [...]
Read MoreRipping America Apart
“I had never been to Mexico. We left with just one trunk full of belongings. No furniture. A few metal cooking utensils. A small ceramic [...]
Read MoreLeslie Dunbar: An Indispensable One
When foundation and civil rights and antipoverty leader and supporter Leslie Dunbar died January 4th at 95, the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) and many civil rights [...]
Read MoreA Prayer of Thanksgiving for Our Nation to Stand up for All Our Children
Lord I can’t preach like Martin Luther King, Jr. or turn a poetic phrase like Maya Angelou but I care and am willing to serve [...]
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