Elliot Haspel

Author: "Crawling Behind: America's Child Care Crisis and How to Fix It" (https://t.co/DbBaRvcvk2) Words: Atlantic, WaPo, NYT, TNR, NewsHour, etc Opinions: Mine

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Waiting for a Trifecta

2 weeks ago | familyfrontier.substack.com | Elliot Haspel

Here’s a map that keeps me up at night:This is the projected Congressional reapportionment that will occur following the 2030 census. It also reflects, therefore, changes in states’ electoral votes starting with the 2032 presidential election. Shifting four electoral votes from California to Texas, three from New York to Florida, etc., absolutely blows up the existing electoral math.
Kindergarten’s Overlooked Absenteeism Problem

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Elliot Haspel

Gabrielle Pobega knows kindergarten is more than just kids coloring, playing and singing songs, so she made sure her daughter made it to kindergarten at Lincoln Park Academy in Cleveland every day. “They teach you ABCs,” Pobrega said as he picked up her third grader after school. “They teach you how to write. They teach you small little words and it prepares them for first grade.”But not all parents value kindergarten as much as Pobrega.
Wisconsin is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers are Taking a Stand.

3 weeks ago | the74million.org | Elliot Haspel

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter On Monday, child care providers across the country participated in the fourth annual Day Without Child Care, closing their doors and gathering to demand a better child care system with more public dollars.
Wisconsin Is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers Are Taking a Stand

3 weeks ago | the74million.org | Elliot Haspel

Join our zero2eight Substack community for more discussion about the latest news in early care and education. Sign up now. On Monday, child care providers across the country participated in the fourth annual Day Without Child Care, closing their doors and gathering to demand a better child care system with more public dollars.
Wisconsin is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers are Taking a Stand

3 weeks ago | earlylearningnation.com | Elliot Haspel

On Monday, child care providers across the country participated in the fourth annual Day Without Child Care, closing their doors and gathering to demand a better child care system with more public dollars.
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Is Long Overdue for Reform

1 month ago | the74million.org | Elliot Haspel

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter You’d be forgiven for having trouble keeping up with the alphabet soup of family-related tax credits. Most of the policy attention has rightfully been on the child tax credit (CTC), which is typically a credit parents claim that provides general assistance for child-rearing and is claimed by 93% of taxpayers with children.
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Is Long Overdue for Reform

1 month ago | earlylearningnation.com | Elliot Haspel

You’d be forgiven for having trouble keeping up with the alphabet soup of family-related tax credits. Most of the policy attention has rightfully been on the child tax credit (CTC), which is typically a credit parents claim that provides general assistance for child-rearing and is claimed by 93% of taxpayers with children. This tax credit is often used for essentials like food, diapers and clothing, or to pay off debt, though it can also offset the cost of child care.
Democrats Should Be Encouraging Women to Have More Babies Too

1 month ago | newrepublic.com | Elliot Haspel

Last week, an article in The New York Times caused a stir on the political left: “White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children.” The report revealed that “pronatalists” in and around the Trump administration, hoping to encourage higher marriage and birth rates, were weighing policies such as a $5,000 “baby bonus” for new mothers, Fulbright scholarships specifically for people who are married or have children, and educating women on menstrual cycles in order to maximize...
Democrats Should Be Encouraging Women to Have More Babies Too

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Elliot Haspel

Last week, an article in The New York Times caused a stir on the political left: “White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children.” The report revealed that “pronatalists” in and around the Trump administration, hoping to encourage higher marriage and birth rates, were weighing policies such as a $5,000 “baby bonus” for new mothers, Fulbright scholarships specifically for people who are married or have children, and educating women on menstrual cycles in order to maximize...
It’s Hard To Understand U.S. Family Policy Without Understanding This Graph

1 month ago | familyfrontier.substack.com | Elliot Haspel

Back in March, I co-facilitated a Capita seminar on Care in America. As part of the seminar, I gave a presentation on the history of U.S. care policies. One graph that I showed clearly made an impression: several people reached out afterwards to ask for where they could find the source. So, I want to share it with you all as well, and I’ll also provide some additional analysis below the break.