child care

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., unveiled the text of a $3.5 trillion budget framework.

Senate Democrats Roll Child Care And Immigration Into A $3.5T Budget Framework

Kelsey Snell

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled the plan that would begin a lengthy process of writing partisan spending bills. The plan omits the debt ceiling, which must be increased by Oct. 1.

Community

Texas' Troubled Child Care System Further Strained By Coronavirus Threat

Kim Johnson

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Families are scrambling to find child care amid the coronavirus outbreak, and the lack of viable options is hitting low-income Texans and essential…

Clockwise from left: Rowan Bingaman takes a break from his kid-sized desk to sit in a cat tower; Alex, Gaby and Liam Garcia; Scout Stern helps her daughter Cora with an anatomy activity.

Education

Child Care In Shifts: Texas Relatives, Neighbors Step Up In The Age Of COVID-19

Camille Phillips

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As the number of Texas COVID-19 cases grew during the second week of March, nearby schools began extending spring breaks and announcing campus…

Community

Millions Of American Families Can't Find, Afford Quality Child Care

Kim Johnson

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The price and availability of quality child care is a problem for families across the U.S., and disproportionately affects low-income and single-parent…