News | Politics & Elections Warren Uses DNC to Demand Child Care as “Basic Infrastructure of This Nation” Warren lamented the failure of the world's wealthiest country to provide crucial services to families with children. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 20, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Number of Food Insecure Households With Children Doubled From Pre-COVID Levels Over one-quarter of households with children reported food insecurity in recent weeks. By Brynne Keith-Jennings , CenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities July 10, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Coronavirus Relief Funds Are About to Run Out for the Child Care Industry As child care centers close en masse, Congress has been unwilling to provide the resources to stave off the crisis. By Alexis Goldstein , Truthout July 9, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Hawaii Considers an Explicitly Feminist Plan for COVID-Era Economic Recovery The plan recognizes the current crisis as the "moment to build a system that is capable of delivering gender equality." By Mara Dolan , Truthout May 26, 2020 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Pandemic Reveals Limits of Education System to Assist Students and Families COVID-19 is forcing administrators to address the roles schools play in communities. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout April 1, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor States Should Designate Grocery Workers as “Essential Personnel” Without Delay Grocery workers are working for us at considerable personal risk; we need to act now to protect them. By John Logan , Truthout March 24, 2020 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Bernie Sanders Releases Plan for Guaranteed “Child Care and Pre-K for All” The plan would be paid for by inverting the massive tax giveaway lavished on the wealthy by President Donald Trump. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams February 24, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Women Perform 12.5 Billion Hours of Unpaid Labor Every Day If compensated for the care work they perform, women worldwide would be owed $10.8 trillion. By Michelle Chen , Truthout January 24, 2020 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Wealthy Cities Can Afford to Expand Pre-K. What About Everyone Else? In struggling Rust Belt cities, child care deserts threaten educational progress. By Megan Conn , TheHechingerReport December 10, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth Could California’s Investment in Child Care Be a Model for the Country? California’s success or failure could act as a bellwether on a national scale. By Zaidee Stavely , TheHechingerReport August 13, 2019 Truthout