Michelle Bezark

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

Check out their report here: https://t.co/KVrb2YXChO

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

New @CELFE_NIU report illustrates how absurdly the U.S. underfunds early childhood. Whether from a child development standpoint or family support standpoint, this is an insane allocation of resources.

(TBC, the answer isn't dropping the right bar, it's boosting the other two!)

[Chapin Hall @Chapin_Hall]

#ChildCare workers are essential to families & the economy, yet they're some of the lowest-paid workers, earning a median $13.71/hr in 2022.

New research shows how minimum wage increases in IL are helping, but more is needed to ensure fair compensation: https://t.co/zAQIROpuvY

[Saul Zaentz Foundation™ @SaulZaentz]

📘 The best #earlyeducation systems are equitable, efficient & effective. Center for Early Learning Funding Equity knows this truth, and is leading smart work that leverages 📈 research & partnerships to build, improve, and sustain #earlylearning systems. https://t.co/P4aP5Qg6Yn

[Educare @EducareSchools]

In a new @fulcrum_us op-ed, @DrDemiSiskind, Educare/@StartEarlyorg researcher & @TheOpEdProject Public Voices Fellow in partnership w/@NBCDI, explains why – and how – we must prioritize #earlycare & education in the 2024 election: https://t.co/QedfdmUvbx

[Dr. Dana Suskind @DrDanaSuskind]

This program, which helps parents write lullabies for their infants, reaches families in healthcare settings, shelters, high schools and more.

What a brilliant way to help babies get the nurturing interactions that feed their brains (and our hearts 💕)

https://t.co/Aas2MMlgiG

[Michelle Bezark @MichelleBezark]

@StartEarlyorg @DrDemiSiskind @NBCDI @TheOpEdProject @DrDemiSiskind HUGE congrats!!! This is so well deserved!

[susibeilmann @SusiBeilmann]

Allowing children to live in poverty is a policy choice. In this piece for @TIME, @MichelleBezark from @StartEarlyorg breaks down the history of #HeadStart and explains why it's so important
https://t.co/UeSNtsbbVD

[Educare @EducareSchools]

Evidence shows that Head Start programs set the standard for #ECE - and amidst an ongoing #childcare crisis & rising poverty rates, @MichelleBezark of @StartEarlyorg shares in @TIME how Head Start is crucial to driving change. #HeadStartAwarenessMonth
https://t.co/kPnqoulHcX

[Start Early @StartEarlyorg]

As poverty rates rise and more families are left without access to critical #ECE programs, we must prioritize policies that put our youngest learners first. Our own @MichelleBezark points to #HeadStart as a key solution for addressing the child care crisis in @TIME.
Read more: https://t.co/efu0diTbkl

#HeadStartAwareness month

[MDRC @MDRC_News]

The evidence from #HeadStart and from the Child Tax Credit point to an important lesson: child poverty can be addressed—if we take steps to reduce it through policy, writes @MichelleBezark in @TIME. https://t.co/H8WvPegW9O

[Michelle Bezark @MichelleBezark]

And thank you @car1ygoodman and the @madebyhistory team for the incisive edits!

[Michelle Bezark @MichelleBezark]

As we approach the child care funding cliff, it’s more important than ever to know the history of federal subsidies for early care and learning. Read my latest @madebyhistory piece. Thank you to my @StartEarlyorg colleagues for their support. https://t.co/49IBv0xurM

[Michelle Bezark @MichelleBezark]

@kelley_fong @PrincetonUPress HUGE congrats @kelley_fong!!! This is so exciting!

[Michelle Bezark @MichelleBezark]

@DrDemiSiskind @StartEarlyorg @EducareSchools @DrDemiSiskind is a brilliant researcher and an all around inspiration!

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

There's a reason we don't run K-12 education through employers. There's a reason running health insurance through employers has been a disaster. Why would we think it's a good idea to do so with child care?

https://t.co/UwnH4y2A1f

[Michelle Bezark @MichelleBezark]

@SuzMKahn @BerksConference Congrats, Suzanne! Are you going?

[Emily J @EmilyJakobsen]

Amazing meeting with @RobynGabel and @MomsDemand volunteers to talk about her leadership in the #ILGA on gun violence prevention.

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

.@StartEarlyorg’s policy teams are #hiring! Check out our open position for a Digital Advocacy Manager and please pass along to anyone with experience in community organizing, communications, campaigns, etc. https://t.co/phQIuIMZgQ

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

“America’s childcare market is an abject failure. Even at prohibitively high prices, supply doesn’t meet demand, preventing children, parents and the entire economy from reaching their full potential.” - labor economist Kathryn Edwards @keds_economist https://t.co/czlZdIGc2D