Katie Nicolaou, Research & Policy Intern The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting working women nationwide, as highlighted in a recent report from the Center for American Progress and the Century Foundation. In late summer 2020, Early Milestones and the Butler Institute surveyed over 11,000 Colorado families with children under the age of 12. Women represented…
Tens of Thousands of Colorado Kids Still Lack Internet Access. State Stimulus Dollars Will Only Offer a Short-Term Fix.
Colorado Sun | Erica Breunlin “Younger students have to have parents get them signed back in, and then we repeat directions and have them sign in and out. So it’s frustrating for the kids. They get very upset if they think they’ve missed out. Sometimes it’s hard to get them back on task.” One of…
10 Ways to Support Children’s Emotional Well-Being During COVID-19
Child Trends | Jessica Dym Bartlett “Validating a child’s negative feelings and helping them regulate their response to those feelings through breathing, meditation, or other activities can also help protect them from the harm of stress.” In a new video, Child Trends mental health expert Jessica Dym Bartlett discusses 10 ways for parents and caregivers…
Adams County child care providers get $1 million in COVID relief
Chalkbeat Colorado | Sherkiya Wedgeworth-Hollowell “When COVID hit, we put together a child care response team as soon as it started,” Thompson said. “Parents who were essential workers needed child care to go to work. We thought we were going to have to tackle it, but the state did it for us.” To support its…
COVID Virtual Learning Offers Lessons on Promoting Equity in Early Care and Education Settings
Child Trends | Manica F. Ramos “Virtual learning offers a literal window into children’s home lives that is not available in center-based and school settings.” A new article from Child Trends explores the “case study” that virtual learning during COVID-19 has been these past several months. Ramos identifies valuable lessons about educator self-care, ways to…
On Pandemic Learning Loss, School Districts Look Forward, Not Back
Chalkbeat & Associated Press | Patrick Wall & Kantele Franko “Frankly, what we lost is less of an issue than where a kid is starting from.” Chalkbeat’s national team and the Associated Press team up to look at how priorities differ between education policymakers and school officials. While the policy-minded are looking at long-term conditions…
Setting the Foundation for Safe, Supportive, and Equitable School Climates
Child Trends | Iris Jacob, Deborah Temkin, Yosmary Rodriguez, Obioma Okogbue, Suzanne Greenfield, Ryan Roemerman “Whether a school is able to support in-person instruction is a local decision that may depend on many more factors other than the level of virus in a community, such as staffing, facility, or student needs.” A new toolkit from…
Our Take: Racism is an Adverse Childhood Experience
Courtney Thornton, Senior Coordinator “Despite clear evidence acknowledging racism as a major life stressor for Black youth, theoretical models of early childhood adversity have largely neglected the multifaceted influence of racism on mental health outcomes.” Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) lead to increased health risks, mental health concerns, and other issues. In the United States,…
Families Priced Out of “Learning Pods” Seek Alternatives
The New York Times | Abby Goodnough “Hiring a tutor is expensive, even if it’s divvied up between a couple of families…Upper middle-class families can afford that, but most inner-city, lower-income families can’t afford an extra $200 to $300 a week. You’re talking anywhere between $800 and $1,200 a month — that’s some people’s rent.”…
Schools Rely on the Census. A Rushed Count Threatens Its Accuracy, Groups Warn
Education Week | Evie Blad “There are low response areas in every part of the country… If remaining counting operations are not done well, communities most in need of resources to improve quality of life and standards of living will get the short end of the stick for the next decade.” The COVID-19 pandemic has…
