$611 Million Plan Doesn’t Do Enough For Our Youngest Children, Or Their Teachers
Time is not a renewable source, and we can’t recover the last 16 months. But going forward, we should invest in child care and early childhood education, not exclude it.”
Boston Business Journal Op-Ed: Biden’s Education Plan Closes in On the Starting Line
Dr. Donna Housman’s Op-Ed in the Boston Business Journal puts the spotlight on the critical importance of universal preschool — and including the core skills of emotional intelligence in any plan. “Universal-free preschool is part of President Biden’s sweeping plan to invest in education as part of securing America’s place as a leader in the 21st […]
Communication Through Emotion
Children communicate through expressions of emotion, which is our first language universally. Knowing one’s own and others’ emotions, as well as regulating them, is what is known as emotional competence or, in common parlance, emotional intelligence. Caregivers and early childhood educators are crucial in promoting the growth of these skills.