Childcare & Early Education

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Food!

September 2, 2015

As kids return to school this September, discussions of school lunch nutrition leave me thinking that the best option, really, to ensure children receive healthy lunches is by packing them at home. A sandwich, some fruits and veggies, a healthy treat: that’s what I got in my lunch box way back when...

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Anya Vanecek

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsRising Near You MomsVote Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

August 25, 2015

Yesterday we attended a moving "Ceremony of 13" at our church for my teenage son. Cultures around the world share a tradition of marking the transition from childhood to adulthood beginning at age 13 (in the Jewish tradition this is called a Bar or Bat Mitzvah). Our ministers shared why it's key to...

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Renee Trudeau

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsVote Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

August 25, 2015

Whether your kids are toddlers or teens, the start of a new school year offers the opportunity for a fresh start and a chance to do things differently. If you’re feeling some anxiety around all the transitions, scheduling, juggling and driving that usually accompany a new school year, take a deep...

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Renee Trudeau

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

August 5, 2015

Congress wants to cut spending on programs that help low-income children and families. These 12 reasons show why we need more investments in these programs, not less.

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Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education

August 4, 2015

A few years ago I surprised myself by getting involved with my daughter's Daisy Girl Scout troop. What began as an hour of volunteering blossomed into co-leading of a delightful group of girls. I was happy that my daughter joined the Girl Scouts. The organization's progressive policies had...

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Carolyn Llewellyn

Childcare & Early Education Paid Family Leave

July 24, 2015

Hawaii’s Representative Beth Fukumoto was elected to the Hawaii State House at the age of twenty-nine in 2012, and was immediately selected by her Republican colleagues to be House Minority Floor Leader. In 2013, she was listed as one of "Nine Women Remaking the Right” by the Daily Beast . In 2014...

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Shay Chan Hodges

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

July 18, 2015

Here's the thing, wise adults: it is not up to the children to make you comfortable.

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Rev. Eliza Buchakjian-Tweedy

Childcare & Early Education

July 8, 2015

I’ve got good news! After hearing from thousands of California MomsRising members, Governor Jerry Brown and the California Legislature approved a budget that includes important investments in our state’s early care and education system. The budget that Governor Brown signed includes more than $300...

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Elisa Batista

Childcare & Early Education

July 8, 2015

In case you missed it, last week MomsRising.org and our Spanish arm MamásConPoder.org hosted an #EarlyEdChat on twitter regarding holiday-themed arts and crafts for kids. Our special guest was artist, Kentucky mom and publisher of the Latina Con Estilo blog -- Sylvia Akamine. Among some of the cool...

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Elisa Batista

Childcare & Early Education

July 8, 2015

La semana pasada tuvimos un #EarlyEdChat por twitter acerca de las manualidades de niños. Nuestra visita especial fue Sylvia Akamine, pintora, madre en el estado de Kentucky y editora del blog Latina Con Estilo . Entre las ideas creativas que compartimos -- ¡habían muchas! -- compartimos como hacer...

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Elisa Batista