Making smart investments in early childhood education could not only generate more than $7 of economic benefits over a child's lifetime for… — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
Only one in five children in the U.S. lives within walking distance of a park. Many more lack access to a quality… — Darell Hammond Copy Share Image
I think that's something that all mothers have to deal with, especially single mothers. We work, and we have to leave the… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
The conviction that the best way to prepare children for a harsh, rapidly changing world is to introduce formal instruction at anearly… — David Elkind Copy Share Image
Early childhood education remains one of the strongest investments we can make in the long-term success of our students and the long-term… — Abigail Spanberger Copy Share Image
I was going to be a writer, and that turned into journalist. And then that turned into a career in children's literature,… — Damaris Phillips Copy Share Image
Care work produces public goods, and should be supported in families by policies such as paid parental leave and caregiver tax credits,… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
Imagine if you had genuine, high-quality early-childhood education for every child, and suddenly every black child in America - but also every… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We invest in early childhood education. We invest additional job training dollars. We make sure that we've got a strong research and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Certainly, young children can begin to practice making letters and numbers and solving problems, but this should be done without workbooks. Young… — David Elkind Copy Share Image
My mom and dad were 'helicopter parents,' literally. Meaning, I didn't have a nanny, so I went up in the helicopter. My… — Katy Tur Copy Share Image
“Inequality in education starts early, and it starts at home. A study by the University of Kansas found that by the time… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
“The national curriculum for the Swedish preschool is twenty pages long and goes on at length about things like fostering respect for… — Linda Akeson McGurk Copy Share Image
Young children learn in a different manner from that of older children and adults, yet we can teach them many things if… — David Elkind Copy Share Image
Quintilian [educational writer in Rome around A.D. 100] thought that the earliest years of the child's life were crucial. Education should start… — C. Sommerville Copy Share Image
Our nearly century-long experiment in banning marijuana has failed as abysmally as Prohibition did... In contrast, legalizing and taxing marijuana would bring… — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
It was a revelation to most parents in my program that they could ready their children for kindergarten on their own and… — Leora Lazarus Copy Share Image
Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society. — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
I'm hoping someday that we'll be able to start a consortium with places like Carnegie Hall to work on early childhood education.… — Agnes Gund Copy Share Image
My mother is a professor of early childhood education. When I was two she would say she knew I was going to… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
And when it comes to developing the high standards we need, it's time to stop working against our teachers and start working… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you're a progressive, you've got to be worried about how the federal government is spending its revenue, because we don't have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Ensuring every child in St. Louis has access to quality early childhood education that will set them up for future success is… — Cori Bush Copy Share Image