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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)
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor in Religious Studies and Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University
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Award-winning journalist and author
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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Co-founder of Radical Candor and author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect
Heidi Stevens
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
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