A new report shows that pre-K education is suffering in a time of budget shortfalls and partisan politicking.
Sharon Lerner
Sharon Lerner covers education, work/life, and other issues affecting children and families, and conceived of the Prospect's special report on early education. She is a Senior Fellow at Demos, a progressive think tank.
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Forty Years Behind on Sick-Leave Policy, But Catching Up
The United States stands almost alone in not guaranteeing workers paid time-off when they are sick, but momentum is building around the country to change that.
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Leaning Out—of This Fight
Whatever time we spend choosing between Team Sandberg or Team Slaughter is time not spent focusing on those real problems—and the real solutions to them.
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The State of the Kindergarteners Should Be Strong
Obama’s ambitious plans for a national preschool initiative
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Going Back Too Soon
Without pay, many new parents can’t take the time off granted them by the FMLA.
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Mississippi’s Last Abortion Provider
Meet Willie Parker, the public face of the effort to save the state’s only abortion clinic.
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Even America’s Safest Places Need Better Gun Control
None of us is safe until we’re all safe.
Posted inEducation in America
Pre-K on the Range
Rural, conservative, impoverished Oklahoma has built the nation’s brightest model for early education.
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How Sandy Saved Occupy
The protest movement’s disaster-relief efforts have helped it connect with the “99 percent” it had trouble reaching in its Zuccotti Park days.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The International Language of Happiness
At a United Nations conference this week, world leaders look beyond economic output to measure the progress and well-being of a nation.