Insights March 1, 2022 Josh Weinstock Voters Support Taxing Big Tech to Raise Money for Kids—and States Are Listening This year, the nation’s first digital advertising tax took effect in Maryland. The tax applies to revenue collected from digital advertisements displayed within the state and could raise an estimated $250 million in its first full year for the state’s education system.
Insights February 2, 2022 Courtney Moore From Reaction to Recovery: Intermediaries Support Pandemic Relief in Palm Beach, FL Child care has consistently been a critical concern within cities and counties across the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic further emphasized this point as children, families and providers witnessed a near collapse of the industry.
Guest Blog January 28, 2022 Emma McCarthy From Reaction to Recovery: Connecting Families and Child Care Providers Online in Colorado With a focus on efficiency and equity, many communities are using COVID-19 relief and recovery funds to invest in technical innovations to help children and families. Many have found these initial investments in technology are already paying off.
Insights January 25, 2022 Kylie Feldman From Reaction to Recovery: Supporting Long-Term Change for Children and Families The ongoing threat of the virus is a reminder that leaders may be between emergency response and recovery for a while, necessitating a delicate balance.
News October 21, 2021 Olivia Allen Voters Will Tax Themselves for Kids Are voters really willing to increase their own taxes to fund “kids’ stuff” after two years of a pandemic, recession, and political instability? The answer is a resounding yes, according to a new poll we commissioned in partnership with Children’s Funding Accelerator (our advocacy arm).
Insights June 28, 2021 Elizabeth Gaines The American Rescue Plan Is Just the Start. Here’s How We Build a Long-Term Investment in Our Youth. The American Rescue Plan is an opportunity to tackle inequity in ways we have not dreamed of in generations. Here’s what we need to do next.
Insights January 19, 2021 Children’s Funding Project 2020 Year in Review As many of us found our attention (rightfully) drawn to crises and conversations both nationally and within our own homes in 2020, the child and youth field continued to take decisive steps to fully fund prenatal-to-career programs and services.
News November 18, 2020 Elizabeth Gaines How Kids Around the Country Triumphed This Election What happened on November 3 was not a blue wave nor a red wave; while we were all glued to the news shows, a subtle children’s wave swept the country. Voters passed seven down-ballot measures that together will raise more than $5 billion new dollars for kids over the next decade.
Insights August 21, 2020 Alicia Wilson-Ahlstrom, Elizabeth Gaines Balancing the Social Ledger, Investing in Youth in the Age of George Floyd In this opinion piece, Elizabeth Gaines and Alicia Wilson-Ahlstrom focus on one of the powerful tools that communities have to address calls for justice, particularly through investing resources in children and youth.
Insights May 7, 2020 Elizabeth Gaines Why Public Funding for Kids Is More Important Than Ever Before A compilation of our four-part series on building a better child and youth system in the wake of COVID-19.
Insights May 7, 2020 Elizabeth Gaines Why ACTIVATING Public Funding for Kids Is More Important Than Ever No matter what is happening in the world, our job is to make sure that funds earmarked for children are used fully and responsibly. This was true before COVID-19 and it is even truer now.
Insights April 29, 2020 Elizabeth Gaines Why GENERATING Public Funding for Kids Is More Important Than Ever In the last few weeks, the federal government has demonstrated its capacity to immediately generate and dole out resources to address the fallout of COVID-19. When there is a need, the country can find a way to meet it if enough pressure is applied.