RAPID in the News - 2021

“A Tale of Two Tax Policies: What Motivates the Senate?” The Hill, December 29, 2021

— thehill.com

“What Happens When Child Care Runs Out?” The Hill, December 23, 2021

— thehill.com

“Research Roundup of the Expanded Child Tax Credit: The First 6 Months,” Center on Poverty and Social Policy, December 22, 2021

— povertycenter.columbia.edu

“Child Tax Credit is Keeping Families Afloat and Giving Us All Something to Celebrate,” Newsweek, December 22, 2021

— newsweek.com

“How a ‘RAPID’ Response to the Pandemic is Helping Us Understand the Policies We Need for an Equitable Recovery,” Imaginable Futures, December 6, 2021

— imaginablefutures.com

“This Fall, the Return to Kindergarten Is More Limited Than We Hoped. What’s Next?” Urban Institute, December 3, 2021

— urban.org

“It’s ‘Unconscionable’: We Depend on Child Care Workers to Provide High-Quality Care to Our Children. But Many of Those Workers Can’t Afford Food and Rent.” Hechinger Report, November 3, 2021

— hechingerreport.org


“Helping Families Meet Basic Needs Enables Parents to Promote Children’s Healthy Growth, Development,” Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, October 28, 2021

— cbpp.org

“Is the Pandemic Rewiring Kids’ Brains?” The New Republic, October 25, 2021

— newrepublic.com

“Pandemic Babies: How Are They Developing in a World Upended By COVID?” NC Health News, October 21, 2021

— northcarolinahealthnews.org

Are Black and Latine Families Feeling Relief from the Child Tax Credit?, Equity Coalition Rescue Plan Microbrief Series, October 2021

— equity-coalition.fpg.unc.edu


“Stabilizing the Economic Well-Being of Family, Friend and Neighbor Providers,” Home Grown, October 6, 2021

— homegrownchildcare.org

“Moms Are Back At Work, But Child Care Resources Are ‘Laughable,’” NY Times, October 6, 2021

— nytimes.com


“Child Tax Credit Payments a ‘Shot in the Arm’ for Families, but Some Argue Extending Them Should Depend on Results,” The 74, October 4, 2021

— the74million.org


“COVID-19 and Children,” CQ Researcher, October 1, 2021

— library.cqpress.com

“The Impact of the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Recession on Families With Low Incomes,” Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Sept 20, 2021

— aspe.hhs.org

“Un año de pandemia en la vida de una familia estadounidense (parte I),” Inter-American Development Bank, Sept 20, 2021

— iabd.org

“Losing Childcare Led to Losing Employment - How Working Mothers Fared,” CMC Blog, June 25, 2021

— christinemichaelcarter.com

“What changes families need to recover from the past year,” Hechinger Report, June 24, 2021

— hechingerreport.org

“COVID-19 and Racism: The Interconnected Pandemics that have Left Black Families the Hardest Hit,” PR Newswire, June 22, 2021

— prnewswire.com

“Starting School After the Pandemic: Youngest Students Will Need Foundational Skills,” Education Week, June 21, 2021

— edweek.org


“New report on early childhood: COVID is both historic crisis and opportunity,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 21, 2021

— ajc.com

“La pandemia que recayó sobre la niñez,” La Diaria Salud, June 19, 2021

— ladiaria.com.uy

“Setbacks in Early Childhood Development, Workforce Reveal Underlying Inequity,” Mirage, June 19, 2021

— miragenews.com


“4 ‘Musts’ for Increasing Children’s Social and Emotional Capabilities Globally,” HundrED, June 15, 2021

— hundred.org

"The Pandemic Hit Moms Hard, and That Stress Can Trickle Down to Kids,” The Hechinger Report, May 27, 2021

— hechingerreport.org

“Challenges and Bright Spots of Single Parenting During A Pandemic,” WBEZ Chicago, May 20, 2021

— wbez.org

“Babies and Toddlers Feeling Parents’ Financial Struggles During Pandemic,” Baby Gaga, May 10, 2021

— babygaga.com

“UO Survey on Family Life in the Pandemic,” KLCC NPR for Oregonians, May 6, 2021

— klcc.org

“‘No One Knew We Were Homeless’: New Relief Funds Fuel Efforts to Find Students Lost During Virtual School,” The 74, April 29, 2021

— the74million.org

“New Data Shows How Much COVID-19 Has Disrupted Life For The Youngest Americans,” Huff Post, April 22, 2021

— huffpost.com

“Policymakers Urged To Create A ‘Bold Baby Agenda,’” Forbes, April 22, 2021

— forbes.com


“A year without play: Parents and experts worry about loss of social skills during pandemic,” April 21, 2021

— whyy.org

“When every day is Take Your Kid to Work Day,” National Geographic, April 21, 2021

— nationalgeographic.com

“How Teachers’ and Parents’ COVID Stress is Affecting Kids,” PBS, April 6, 2021

— pbs.org

“Parents Fighting, Teachers Crying: Grownup Stress is Hitting Kids Hard,” Hechinger Report, April 2, 2021

— hechingerreport.org

“Child Tax Credit Expansion Creates Opportunity to Improve Child Development,” Forbes, March 23, 2021

— forbes.com

“Positive Parenting: Step Aside Mom, Dad’s Here to Help,” 9and10News, March 23, 2021

— 9and10news.com

“Kids with Autism: How Dads Can Improve Mom’s Mental Health,” KJCT (ABC Affiliate, Grand Junction, CO), March 8, 2021

— kjct8.com

“Why Student Loan Forgiveness is Early Childhood Policy,” The Hill, March 5, 2021

— thehill.com

“Children in Distress Due to Increased Hardship: An Interview with Dr. Philip A. Fisher,” February 23, 2021

— cbpp.org

“Pandemic life may having lasting effects on babies, but it’s taking an even greater toll on their parents,” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 23, 2021

— inquirer.com

“An Equitable Return to Early Education Demands a Smart Approach to Data,” Urban Institute, February 12, 2021

— urban.org

“American Mothers are in Crisis. Is Anyone Listening to Them?” New York Times, February 4, 2021

— nytimes.com

“We need to invest in our youngest children,” The Daily Sentinel, January 21, 2021

— gjsentinel.com

Too Young To Vote, Too Important to Ignore: 5 Things New Legislators Need to Know about Infants and Toddlers,” State Legislatures Magazine, January 19, 2021

— ncsl.org

“Vaccinating Teachers Should Be a Strategic Priority,” The Times of Israel, January 6, 2021

— timesofisrael.com

“Hopes for 2021: Brain Building, Racial Equity, Policies That Serve Children and Families, Kindness, Daily Walks,” Early Learning Nation, January 4, 2021

— earlylearningnation.com