Check out the latest from @americanprogress.bsky.social on today's #JobsDay data. Wages aren't keeping up with inflation, and job gains aren't delivering for workers as Americans still struggle with affordability in Trump's economy. Read the full write-up ↓ www.americanprogress.org/article/june...

5-4 for what it explicitly says in the constitution is incredible. They were this close to undoing the civil war entirely. bsky.app/profile/mjsd...

'10% of kindergartners who start school at the bottom of their class in reading & math is proficient by 3rd grade... Students who read poorly at the end of 3rd grade struggle throughout schooling because they’re expected to use reading to learn every other subject.' www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/25/k...

'...from men onto women... from privileged women onto more vulnerable others... this cascade is fundamentally unsustainable, [concentrating] care in the hands of those who are already overburdened while obscuring and undervaluing their contributions.' rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

Trump’s Head Start rule change would make it harder for the educators who care for our most vulnerable children to earn a living wage, argues CAP's @haileygibbs.bsky.social for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: https://progressive.org/op-eds/trump-rule-changes-would-kneecap-head-start-gibbs-20260626/

“[My son] often wakes up worried because he thinks that he missed school. Then he realizes he’s locked up here and there isn’t school.” If this kind of abject cruelty doesn't make you want to throw up, I don't know what to tell you. www.newamerica.org/insights/chi...

DC resident, can confirm: for people pushing that narrative this map is more or less the funniest conceivable result

"When our kids thrive, communities thrive, and when communities thrive, we all thrive." It's time to invest in our children and build a child care system that supports our youngest learners. #UniversalChildCare

As a small business owner, child care provider Kiera Fernandez relies on the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund program to ensure she can provide for her teachers and keep her doors open for local families and children.

"2022-2024: share of young children <6 who were uninsured increased by a full percentage point, from 4.3 to 5.3 percent (highest in 10yrs)... ~220,000 additional babies, toddlers & preschoolers were uninsured in 2024 – a 23% increase between 2022 & 2024." ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/06/01/u...

Affordable, accessible childcare is not a luxury item; it's an essential first step in our education system. Hear from @whipkclark.bsky.social:

How do you measure childcare supply? Our new research maps licensed availability across the country — & the gaps are everywhere. Join us TOMORROW to learn more: 📅 June 4, 2026 | 🕥 10:30am ET | 🏛️ at CAP & online RSVP here: www.americanprogress.org/events/the-n...

🚨 HAPPENING IN TWO DAYS! 🚨 We're hosting a 3-panel event at CAP & online exploring our new data on licensed child care access, what Congressional leaders can do about it, & how families are navigating this system. Come and join us! www.americanprogress.org/events/the-n...

The next pandemic is coming. Trump has eliminated the surveillance systems, research programs, and workforce needed to stop it. New @amprog report on America's self-inflicted vulnerability: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-... S/O to my coauthor Dean Perry Halkitis @rutgerssph.bsky.social

If you want to understand child care deserts, make time for this event on June 4. My colleague @gabriellepepin.bsky.social is part of an amazing lineup discussing the latest research, policy, and lived experience. Link to RSVP 👇

The child care crisis isn't abstract. It's a parent leaving a job they can't afford to lose. It's a young child sitting on a 2-year waitlist, their family hoping for a slot. It's a provider closing because margins don't add up. New research maps the scope of the problem. 1/2

Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s reporting.

"... knowing how much of a burden [child care] is — it rivals mortgage & rent payments — to take away a lever that exists for affordability & offer no alternatives puts families who are already struggling in a really difficult spot." - @kcpeeks.bsky.social www.the74million.org/zero2eight/f...

"Increasing the total discretionary funding to $17.66 billion would expand subsidy access to 870,000+ additional children... who have never been able to fully utilize the program as the result of decades of insufficient funding." www.clasp.org/publications...

As moms are driving the growth in America's labor market, it's time for major investments in early childcare.

Head Start is a remarkable program, with outsized benefits, considering its limited $$$. Rural communities depend on it, but in our research on deserts, we found that ~1/2 have no access at all. A rule change cutting ed wages will make that crisis worse: www.americanprogress.org/article/amer...

Today, the Trump admin released a prelim change to Head Start that undermines a commitment to improve wages. It all but guarantees these educators will live in poverty - or be forced to leave the field, worsening already dire shortages. Listen for yourself: www.americanprogress.org/article/we-a...

The Trump admin today finalized a change to the federal child care subsidy program that risks further destabilizing programs & making care more costly for already-struggling families. Kids deserve a strong start in life, not a bet against their futures. Learn more (s/o @kcpeeks.bsky.social):

Women have made up the majority of nonfarm employed since February this year and since the pandemic mothers have been driving LFPR trends. Check out @kennedyandara.bsky.social and my new analysis: www.americanprogress.org/article/wome...

Happy International Workers’ Day! Labor struggles span a 100+ years - feeling especially crucial today amidst AI advancement, massive wealth inequality, political & economic volatility, & renewed barriers to democratic participation & representation. I'm so proud to be a union member & advocate.

Our own @aaronsojourner.org and @gabriellepepin.bsky.social contributed to this new work published by @americanprogress.bsky.social. Its a fascinating report and well worth your time. Be sure to give it a read. #econsky

46% of kids under 6 live in a licensed child care desert. That’s modest progress from the 51% in 2018, but millions of families are still without access. Explore the deserts in your community with our new map 📍 https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/child-care-deserts/

Child care is notoriously unaffordable. But parents also know that even if they can afford a program: sometimes it’s not possible to find one. Is your community a child care desert?

Justice Kagan: "I dissent. The Voting Rights Act is—or, now more accurately, was—'one of the most consequential, efficacious, and amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in our Nation's history.'

Check out @americanprogress.bsky.social updated Child Care Deserts report. Nearly 50% of children <6 still lack access to child care. Lots of great data in this report + a cool interactive to see if you live in a child care desert. Kudos to @haileygibbs.bsky.social @kcpeeks.bsky.social and team!

To power this, @gabriellepepin.bsky.social, Asst. Prof. Katharine Sadowski at Stanford, Won Lee at First 5 CA, & I collaborated with Dr. Gibbs to collect & harmonize provider data from state & fed sources & to compute measures. Great to see the @americanprogress.bsky.social team bring it to life!

A labor of love, w/ too many people to thank for their partnership & brilliance. New analysis: 👉 46% of kids < 6 still live in a licensed child care desert 👉 70% of kids in remote rural areas affected 👉 ~50% rural low-income families lack Head Start access www.americanprogress.org/article/amer...

S/o @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for this spectacular piece. www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-y...

In July, Trump enacted the largest cuts to food assistance in US history. Then he indefinitely cancelled the survey that measures hunger in America. Meanwhile, official data show the number of people who receive food assistance in America plummeting. Reminder: OBBBA took food from hungry children

"Between the megabill’s July 2025 enactment and December 2025 (the last month with data on all states), SNAP participation is down about 2.5 million people... and we expect that trend to continue." www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

My most liberal idpol radlib take is that I think it's pretty bad that right wing forces are actively intervening on behalf of the Klan with the full weight of the state legal apparatus

@haymarketbooks.org and I proudly present: Read Theory www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1867-e...

Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich 
Well, today we're taxing the rich...

Federal child care policy has moved — slowly, imperfectly — toward stronger affordability protections for families. The copayment cap was one of those hard-won guardrails. Now, the Trump admin wants to overturn it. From yours truly & @kcpeeks.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Check out the latest from @profcew.bsky.social and me on the latest #JobsDay numbers. While the headline data is positive, the underlying data show persistent weakening in the labor market. #Econsky www.americanprogress.org/article/vola...

Postcard my wife’s grandma (who was an early childhood educator) sent in 1983!

Trump's tariffs are a hefty tax on small businesses, with the average small-business importer paying $306k in additional tariffs since March 2025. And in 15 states, that average is even higher. www.americanprogress.org/article/in-t...

New analysis highlights the failures of Trump's tariffs: ❌ Blue-collar jobs are down in almost every state ❌ Manufacturing job loss is equivalent to the closure of 2,800 average-size factories nationwide ❌The trade deficit hit historical highs in 2025 www.americanprogress.org/article/one-...

"When every interaction with the government begins with suspicion — when benefits arrive late, disappear without warning or require endless proof — people learn that institutions are not there to help them. They disengage. They stop applying." thehill.com/opinion/fina...

New jobs day analysis from @saraestep.bsky.social and me on the latest labor market data and how Trump's immigration policies are not delivering for native-born workers and hurting the overall health of the labor market #numbersday #econsky ⇣ www.americanprogress.org/article/immi...