Resources for Early Childhood Development
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The Raising of America
EPISODE 1: THE SIGNATURE HOUR. The science is clear: when parents are stressed, babies pay the price. That is why improving conditions for families with young children is one of the best investments any nation can make.
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The Child Olympics
The U.S. may still win the most gold medals in the Olympics every four years, but we are losing the child Olympics every day.
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The Family Leave Shuffle
Paid leave is the rule, not the exception, in every other rich and middle income nation. How is it that in the wealthiest nation on earth we ask so many parents to make a trade-off: you can take time to recover from childbirth, bond with and nurture your new baby, but you’ll have to forfeit your pay?
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Raising Children Out of Poverty
Which rich nations have the lowest child poverty rates? It depends on whether their governments are stepping in to help.
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We're Number One!
Just a few decades ago, the U.S. was among the world’s leaders when it came to indicators of how well our children were doing. Today, we're Number One in a whole lot of other ways.
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The Child Olympics (PDF)
This PDF takes you through the screens of the Child Olympics activity. We see that the United States performed poorly in the latest Child Olympics - in infant mortality, child poverty, preschool enrollment and high school graduation.
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Reducing Child Poverty - Before and After
Many nations use government assistance and tax programs to raise children and families out of poverty. To see how much these transfers and taxes matter, compare the child poverty rates BEFORE and AFTER government benefits. Which countries end up with the lowest percentage of their children living in poverty? And which the highest?
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We're Number One!
Just a few decades ago, the U.S. was among the world’s leaders when it came to indicators of how well our children were doing. Today, we’re Number One in a whole lot of other ways.
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Do These Numbers Add Up? Early Childhood in America
How are we doing in caring for our children? Are we setting our children—and our nation—up for success?
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China Invests Billions in Early Ed
Nations around the world are investing heavily in early care and ed - and don’t understand why the U.S. isn’t.
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