Economy Jun 16 Simultaneous shortages of formula, tampons and child care hit parents hard By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
Nation Apr 29 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 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 Watch 8:35 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 Watch 4:28 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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading