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Empty infant formula shelves are seen at a Walmart Supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas

Economy Jun 16

Simultaneous shortages of formula, tampons and child care hit parents hard

By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th

Nation Apr 29

Backlit keyboard is reflected in screen of Apple Macbook Pro notebook computer in Warsaw February 6, 2012.
How an algorithm that screens for child neglect could harden racial disparities

Child welfare officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the cradle of Mister Rogers’ TV neighborhood, are using an algorithm to support agency workers as they make decisions meant to protect children from neglect.

By Sally Ho, Garance Burke, Associated Press

Nation Dec 20

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Moms have made it work during the pandemic — but at what cost?

The worry that the coronavirus will upend life at any moment has never let up for families.

By Megan McGrew, Molly Finnegan

Politics Nov 19

House votes on Biden's $1.75 trillion bill after hours-long overnight delay at U.S. Capitol in Washington
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Child care, climate change and other provisions in Build Back Better bill passed by House

House Democrats are heading into the weekend with a victory after passing President Joe Biden's Build Back Better legislation Friday morning. Lisa Desjardins reports on the long debate that held up the bill until now, what's in the sweeping legislation,…

By Lisa Desjardins, Amber Partida

Politics Nov 18

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks in opposition to the ‘Build Back Better Act’ during a news conference o...
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With House on the cusp of passing Build Back Better bill, big Senate fight expected

The U.S. House of Representatives is on the cusp of passing President Joe Biden's sweeping Build Back Better legislation. The $1.7 trillion bill would touch everything from child care to health care to climate change. While Democrats are ready to…

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman

Oct 27

Worsened by pandemic, child care crisis hampers broader economy

By Sally Ho, Josh Boak, Associated Press

Each caretaker resignation, coronavirus exposure and day care center closure reveals an industry on the brink, with wide-reaching implications for an entire economy's workforce.

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Oct 15

WATCH: Biden promotes investments in child care to help working families

By News Desk

The coronavirus pandemic sparked the closure of thousands of child care facilities and schools, forcing millions of families to scramble to care for loved ones.

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Oct 12

Why millions of Americans feel they must choose between caring for loved ones and work

By Laura Santhanam

Generations of workers have simply absorbed the chaos of balancing labor and child care, and the pandemic exposed how underappreciated -- and broken -- the nation’s child care system is. What policymakers do next could change the way U.S. families…

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Jun 11

WATCH: Harris offers remarks on child tax credit

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The outreach is part of the continued implementation of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package to help the U.S. economy heal from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Apr 20

After-school programs have either been abandoned or overworked during the pandemic

By Amadou Diallo, The Hechinger Report

Many after-school programs, which provide both enrichment and child care, have gone out of business. Others went remote and still others became full-day child care programs. None had much guidance or support…

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