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Democrats Push for Monthly Child Stipends as Part of Biden’s Stimulus Package
Researchers say that the proposal could help lift millions closer to or above the poverty line.
Even With a New Union, California’s Child Care Providers Struggle Amid Pandemic
The pandemic has intensified the inequities ingrained in a publicly funded but privately run child care infrastructure.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
Pandemic Reveals Limits of Education System to Assist Students and Families
COVID-19 is forcing administrators to address the roles schools play in communities.
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.
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.
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.