It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard

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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
 • Rebecca Gale
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.
 • Rebecca Gale
Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Or Does She Mean Child Care?
A popular novel takes on the child care crisis with a startling result
 • Rebecca Gale
Time for 10Q
This year, things look a little different.
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What is Balance, Anyway?
Leslie Forde on why work-life balance has never really been feasible for any of us.
 • Rebecca Gale
Oh Hey, We Got Free Child Care For All (In One State)
New Mexico, you did it.
 • Rebecca Gale
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.
 • Rebecca Gale
It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard
It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard
A Substack on caregiving, writing and reporting - and the policies that make parenting in America so hard.
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