New Mexico election results: A new ballot measure win will make pre-K a universal right - Vox. New Mexico gets a star for the work of Elizabeth Groginsky and now for finally supporting a funding mechanism to pay for PreK & child care. vox.com/policy-and-pol…

Kanye West’s antisemitism is bad for business. Now how about Henry Ford? My mother always understood Henry Ford’s anti- semitism & racism that’s why we never visited Greenfield Village. He also fought unionization & had his thugs beat up Walter Reuther. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

Lack of child care is keeping record number of parents out of work axios.com/2022/11/16/lac…. Well there is a lane duck session Let’s pass the Biden child care plan & get parents back to work.

So proud to have worked with Speaker Pelosi since 1987 when we were working to enact major child care legislation. What a caring and yet effective and forceful leader.

I know that Mike Pompeo is running for president, and frankly I don’t know whether to characterize his characterization of me in the David Weigel interview as ridiculous or dangerous. x.com/semafor/status…

via ⁦New York Times Opinion⁩ We started the campaign for CCDBG in 1986 determined to make things better in child care. We won a new program in 1990 by describing all the gaps & it is sadly true without adequate $ Families & teachers face the same gaps today. nytimes.com/2022/12/07/opi…

via ⁦NYTOpinionVideo⁩ Stunning how so few if any permanent supports to children & families were enacted in what’s been deemed a productive Congress. And this article which focuses on hunger & income doesn’t even get to child care and family leave nytimes.com/2022/12/27/opi…

Former RI Gov. Lee Almond (R) died this mo. Glad his obit mentioned health & child care. After welfare changes required low inc. women to work he created an entitlement to child care for these moms & offeredhealth benefits to child care teachers. Time to follow his example.

A Black professor defies DeSantis law restricting lessons on race. A must read is Devil in the Grove detailing the stunningly racist & unjust actions of a FL sheriff over years in the Gov’s backyard. It won the Pulitzer. De Santis would likely ban it. washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01…

Why Some Florida Schools Are Removing Books from Their Libraries | The New Yorker. This is a frightening tragedy newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

#ChildCare issues caused 58% workers 2 miss full day hrs; 53% were distracted at work per ReadyNation h/t CBS News Sarah Ewall-Wice 2/3 Helen Blank National WIC Association ZERO TO THREE Meredith Dodson Mindy Domb Susan Sternberg David Stein @MarkVinPaul

Indeed, I am proud to have worked with Melanie, an extraordinary advocate.

The political excitement for pre-K is missing one key ingredient - POLITICO. There is a solution. Look to NJ’s Abbott program. It expanded colleges, helped teachers get degrees, & greatly increased their compensation -all for high quality pre-K programs. politico.com/news/2023/03/0…

Day care waiting lists are getting longer, leaving families with difficult decisions. Remember the phrase”When will we ever learn?” This country puts most needs of families on the back burner. Time for a change. 19thnews.org/2023/03/day-ca…

Iowa governor will sign bill rolling back labor protections for children. The Rs answer to immigration is to roll back protections against young children-threatening their safety & making it more difficult to finish their education. washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

via ⁦The New York Times⁩ He is frightening. This sounds like the goals of Nazi Germany. nytimes.com/2023/05/15/us/…

School librarians face a new penalty in the banned-book wars: Prison. Librarians & teachers trying to educate children, doctors trying to save women’s lives, parents trying to support children-who & what is next in this nightmare we now face. washingtonpost.com/education/2023…

3. Return of working moms defies pandemic expectations axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosam No suprise low wage moms get left out as they can’t work at home & child care $ isn’t meeting their needs.

Minnesota Makes Major Strides on Behalf of Children and Families. It seems that voting for legislators who are committed to children’s& families & spending public money to support them makes a big difference! Fight for families & vote. newamerica.org/education-poli…

Think child care is hard to find now? Wait a couple of months. How long do our families have to wait until lawmakers understand how key child care is to the current and future economy? I tried for 40 years & advocates still on the case. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…