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Can Child Care Make You Rich?
Maybe. With state investment, the economics of child care change
Jan 13
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Rebecca Gale
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They’re Back: Caregiving Reporting Grants
For 2025, the Better Life Lab at New America is bringing back reporting grants for journalists who can tell the story of the caregiving crisis
Oct 28, 2025
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Rebecca Gale
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Rethinking Language Around "Daycare" and "Quality"
Ivana Greco gives a good insight into what policymakers and writers who cover daycare miss when we talk about quality.
Oct 16, 2025
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Rebecca Gale
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Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Or Does She Mean Child Care?
A popular novel takes on the child care crisis with a startling result
Oct 13, 2025
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Rebecca Gale
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Time for 10Q
This year, things look a little different.
Sep 26, 2025
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Rebecca Gale
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What is Balance, Anyway?
Leslie Forde on why work-life balance has never really been feasible for any of us.
Sep 22, 2025
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Rebecca Gale
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Oh Hey, We Got Free Child Care For All (In One State)
New Mexico, you did it.
Sep 15, 2025
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Rebecca Gale
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Your Friendly Reminder To Stop Hating on the PTA
In a country that places such little value on caregiving, we've turned PTA volunteers into a punchline.
Sep 12, 2025
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Rebecca Gale
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