Reopening the Economy: Impact on Early Learning Providers & the Workforce
The ongoing pandemic has left countless families without access to child care, early learning programs or in-person instruction. Many families face the difficult decision to leave their jobs or hire additional assistance to properly care for their children, who are now at home. Hear from a panel of experts from diverse career backgrounds about the detrimental impact on parents and caregivers in today’s diverse and vast workforce and the critical role early learning centers and schools play in the reopening of our economy.
Sponsored by Start Early (formerly, The Ounce of Prevention Fund)
Upcoming Events
Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best
Angela Duckworth, Ph.D.
Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Nicholas Epley, Ph.D.
John Templeton Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavior Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
ON ZOOM
Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines
Sherry Turkle, Ph.D.
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, MIT
Alison Flowers
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist in Chicago and the founder of Spiralbound
Latin School of Chicago, Wrigley Theatre
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

