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We Need to Talk About the JCC Bomb Threats

March 1, 2017
This week marked the fifth round of bomb threats to hit Jewish Community Centers (J.C.C.s) across the United States and Canada. Sixteen centers, from Florida to Michigan, received threats. As the news was breaking, I watched a Facebook Live video of one of the centers in Florida being evacuated. I...
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Abbie Gately
Childcare & Early Education

How to Make a Basic Calm Down Bottle

February 28, 2017
As a single mother of two sets of twins, ages six and four, I have my hands full. They're very spirited children. Two have been diagnosed with ADHD, and you would not believe how many meltdowns happen daily. I discovered the magic of the Calm Down Bottles , after my “oldest” started to slam doors...
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Gabrielle Ocasio
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Number of children benefiting from federal low-income child care program at 17-year low

February 28, 2017
The number of children receiving child care funded by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) fell to a 17-year low. More than 373,000 in need have lost access to child care since 2006.
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Lecia Imbery
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

Parenting and our Public Policies

February 24, 2017
It’s been a little over a month since the Women’s March. I was humbled and honored to have been part of the sister march in Miami, FL, and to this day still have not been able to wrap my mind around the magnitude of the experience. Today, I think about the energy and drive it took for all those who...
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Lina Acosta Sandaal
Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Health Care Politics & Policy

Why it's Worth Remembering Olmsted and his Trees Right Now

February 21, 2017
Walking in nature connects us to each other and, as science is now telling us, also helps us recover from anxiety and stress. Frederick Law Olmsted knew as much, understanding the essential links between green space, human health and democracy.
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Florence Williams
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My remarks to the Washington Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee on Dual Language Programs

February 17, 2017
*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog Good afternoon Chair Zeiger and members of the Committee. My name is Casey Osborn-Hinman and I am a Campaign Director...
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Casey Osborn-Hinman
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

Children’s Budget Coalition applauds Senator Ron Wyden for Standing Up For Kids

February 16, 2017
The U.S. Senate is slogging through the nomination process of Cabinet-level presidential appointments. Several positions remain unfilled and one position – the Director of the White House Office of Management of Budget (OMB) – is of particular importance to the Children’s Budget Coalition, which is...
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John Monsif
Childcare & Early Education

Child Watch® Column: Confronting Oscar-Nominated Moonlight’s Moving and Powerful Truths

February 16, 2017
Everyone should watch the film Moonlight nominated for eight Academy Awards. Why? Because it’s a very powerful story of a poor Black boy’s struggles to reach adulthood with countless odds stacked against him. Because it’s a relatable story for children and youths struggling to make it to adulthood without being derailed by sexual orientation, violence and drugs. Because it’s my or your story if we faced perilous hurdles to survive, learn in school and have a safe place to sleep at night. Because it’s a too common American story – one not everyone wants to tell and too few want or are ready to hear and do anything about.
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Marian Wright Edelman
Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

Five Ways to Help Your Children Succeed in School and Life This Winter with #MomsReading

February 10, 2017
Welcome to another installment of #MomsReading! In this series, we discuss books and activities that parents and care providers can use to build a child’s social and emotional intelligence. The rest of the posts in the series can be found here . Social-emotional skills are the skills necessary to...
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Abbie Gately
Childcare & Early Education

Child Watch® Column: Welcome to the Land of Opportunity

February 10, 2017
At a time when the national conversation is focused on building walls and closing doors against immigrants, Carlos is an immigrant with another goal. He’s setting an example of what’s possible when hardworking smart young people come to America determined to beat the odds and make a difference.
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Marian Wright Edelman

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