March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025In quotes: bipartisan child care proposal in Congress“Yesterday, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) and U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) […]
March 6, 2025 March 6, 2025Join us for The 9:30 Call’s 5th Anniversary CelebrationThe 9:30 Call turns five this month, and we are celebrating with a live broadcast at Worcester Public Library on […]
March 4, 2025 March 4, 2025Elizabeth WalshWhen she was in college at UMass Boston, Elizabeth Walsh planned to be a high school English teacher. In need […]
February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025In quotes: employer-sponsored child care“Tom Weber, the executive director of the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education, a statewide coalition that formed in […]
February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025Local action on child care: a look at Brewster, Mass.Across the country, cities and towns are taking action to strengthen child care. Among them is Brewster, Mass., on Cape Cod, […]
February 26, 2025 February 26, 2025Danielle PazosDanielle Pazos was inspired by her childhood. She remembers growing up in two worlds: the city of Chelsea, Mass., where […]
February 21, 2025 February 21, 2025In quotes: location, location, location“Alief Independent School District, which serves about 40,000 children in west Houston, is one of a growing number of districts […]
February 19, 2025 February 19, 2025Alannah Olivastro-PaganiAlannah Olivastro-Pagani is an optimist. And her upbeat perspective spills over into her career as an early educator. Everywhere she looks, […]
February 14, 2025 February 14, 2025In quotes: early childhood news from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania“Massachusetts expanded its childcare system by 8,700 seats last year, fueling a continued recovery of the sector once battered by […]