Welcome to 2017! It’s a new year, a fresh start and another opportunity to resolve to make our community better, stronger and healthier. Here is one resolution that we know
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This week, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2015 numbers on income, poverty and health, showing that 21.2% of children under the age of 3 are living in families with
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This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week, which makes it the perfect time to show our appreciation for the many hard-working early childhood educators here in Durham! Worthy work deserves
Continue ReadingA new report from the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute (EPI), “High Quality Child Care Is Out of Reach for Working Families,” highlights some new data on the high cost
Continue ReadingThe number of children in North Carolina living in poverty has increased by 25 percent since 2008, according to a new report released yesterday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The
Continue Reading“If we had X dollars to invest in reducing inequality or promoting human capital development, where should we invest it?” This question is one that is frequently asked of Professor
Continue ReadingIn the 2015 State of the Union Address this week, President Obama maintained his commitment to supporting access to high-quality early childhood programs. He mentioned the phrase “child care” eight
Continue ReadingToday is an exciting day for early education! The White House Summit on Early Education is a convening of prominent business leaders, philanthropists, advocates, elected officials and members of the
Continue ReadingExcerpted from NC Child; November 12, 2014. A new report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlights the need to take a family-centered, two-generation approach to lifting children out of poverty. The
Continue ReadingAccording to a policy analysis published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, child poverty in America is at its highest point in 20 years. Among other findings,
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