Health and nutrition
Desperate parents need help as coronavirus upends our lives
We’re all exhausted, some of us are going hungry, and more and more of us are getting sick
It’s not about sex: Teaching young children where babies come from (and other stuff)
Comprehensive sexual health education, which covers friendship and families along with babies and bodies, is rare in America’s elementary schools even though experts say it’s critical
COLUMN: A school administrator tries to shame poverty away
The pervasiveness of poverty in schools demands real solutions
The silence of school leaders on climate change
Some educators say school boards and education groups have a responsibility to speak out on climate inaction, but those calls aren’t always being well-received
COLUMN: To the survivors of school shootings
Your survival is the ultimate form of protest
Mississippi in the bottom tier of states in supporting babies and toddlers
New report finds Mississippi is failing to help young children thrive
Mississippi one of ten states leading the nation in encouraging well-rounded, ‘healthy schools,’ report finds
Academic, physical, emotional and social well-being are well addressed by Mississippi’s policies, new research finds
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More than 220,000 Mississippi children may be missing out on promising home visiting program
More families are receiving home visits, but hundreds of thousands still in need
When doctors say ‘Read,’ new parents listen
A campaign to get parents talking, reading and singing to their infants and toddlers by sending the message through pediatricians is working, new report shows
COLUMN: Before assigning homework, ensure that students have a home
Fixing the achievement gap comes second to meeting kids’ basic needs