Archive
August 2025
Archive
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Katrina destroyed New Orleans’ early childhood education. 20 years later, it’s a model for success.
After the hurricane shuttered New Orleans’ child care centers, providers didn't just reopen their doors — they built a more equitable system from the ground up.
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Trump revokes Kamala Harris' extended Secret Service protection
The move comes ahead of the former vice president’s book tour and cancels extra security that had been authorized by former President Joe Biden.
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This summer, parents stitched together child care to give their kids a ‘space for Black joy’
Amid rising camp costs and limited options, parents built their own patchwork of child care plans with relatives, community programs and Black-led camps.
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When did caring for America’s most vulnerable kids become political?
Though it survived elimination, Head Start is under threat. Now that they have been directed to ban undocumented children, providers wonder if politics has changed the program forever.
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After Hurricane Katrina, moms built new lives by building homes
Single moms found a lifeline in construction jobs to build financial security before the next big storm. What happens if that disappears?
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Teachers are spending more and more on school supplies. Here's why.
As prices soar and family contributions shrink, America's teachers are footing the bill, spending hundreds — sometimes thousands — of their own dollars on school supplies.
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Anti-abortion groups have a new strategy to end telehealth abortion
Abortion opponents argue that telehealth abortion is making it easier to force people to have an abortion. Experts say the real picture of reproductive coercion looks quite different.
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Who is Lisa Cook, Federal Reserve governor targeted by Trump?
Cook in 2022 became the first Black woman to serve on the independent board, a frequent target of criticism for President Donald Trump.
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To raise fertility rates, it’s not women who need to step up — it’s men
New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates.
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For Republicans who see IVF as akin to abortion, an obscure alternative has emerged
MAHA-backed 'RMM' is seen as an option for conservatives to address infertility politically without explicitly supporting IVF.