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fromGothamist
3 months ago
New York City

Need child care in New York? The city's teacher union wants to help you find your match.

fromGothamist
3 months ago
New York City

Need child care in New York? The city's teacher union wants to help you find your match.

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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Can you be on a six-figure income and still be considered poor? | Arwa Mahdawi

Have you heard that a family of four in the US is now considered poor if their household income is under $136,500 (103,300) a year? Don't @ me about the maths I'm just the messenger. The person behind this calculation is Michael Green, who is chief strategist and portfolio manager for Simplify Asset Management. I think this means that he makes large sums of money by fiddling with even larger sums of money.
US politics
Parenting
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I was laid off shortly after having a baby. Now I have no choice but to be a stay-at-home mom.

A parent returned from 12 weeks' leave, was laid off months later, and now faces prolonged job searching, childcare barriers, and freelance work at home.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Meghan McCain Outraged At Vivek Ramaswamy's School Plan

Vivek Ramaswamy proposed year-round extended school hours to lower childcare costs, prompting fierce criticism, a deleted TikTok, and claims of AI-generated smear attempts.
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fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Why America's childcare crisis hits night-shift and early-morning workers the hardest

Melinda Turner starts her day at 3:30 a.m., and within 30 minutes, wakes her 8-year-old daughter for school. She packs their bags and by 5 a.m., heads out to drop her child at an in-home day care - one of the few providers in her area that opens before dawn. Turner, a single mother, then drives to her early shift at a manufacturing job.
Parenting
US news
fromCultureMap Dallas
3 months ago

North Dallas suburb lauded as 5th best U.S. city for working parents

Frisco ranks as the 5th best U.S. city for working parents, with high remote work rates, affordable childcare relative to big cities, and green space.
New York City
fromFortune
3 months ago

If New Mexico can figure out universal child care, so can New York City | Fortune

About 80% of New York City families with children under five cannot afford childcare, causing family departures, workforce exits, and economic strain.
US politics
fromTruthout
4 months ago

New Mexico Becomes First State to Provide Universal Free Child Care

New Mexico will provide universal, free child care starting November 1 by removing income eligibility and copayments, saving families about $12,000 per child annually.
Public health
fromHarvard Gazette
4 months ago

How to reverse nation's declining birth rate? - Harvard Gazette

Policies that lower living costs, expand affordable childcare, and support older parents are more effective at addressing declining birth rates than one-time financial incentives.
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