In a letter to the Boston Globe in response to an oped claiming that the gender wage gap is a “myth,” Executive Director Anne Douglass, PhD, noted that the devaluation of work typically performed by women, such as the provision … Continue reading →

In an oped for Commonwealth Magazine, Professor Anne Douglass writes that low pay is driving the current shortage of educators for youngest children in Massachusetts.

In a blog post for the series Moving Beyond False Choices for Early Childhood Educators published by New America, Professor Anne Douglass writes early educators are being ignored in the push to enact reforms in the field of early care … Continue reading →

In an oped for WGBH News, Professor Anne Douglass writes that as the 116th Congress gets underway, refiling the Child Care for Working Families Act should be on its to-do list.

In an oped for The Conversation, Professor Anne Douglass writes that low, inconsistent and uneven credentialing requirements for the early care and education workforce are holding the field – and the families it serves – back.

In an oped for the Boston Globe, Professor Anne Douglass writes the the pending closure of the Early Learning Center at UMass Boston is a part of a larger trend in Massachusetts which is seeing the number of quality early … Continue reading →

In an oped for the Boston Business Journal, Professor Anne Douglass and Professor Ann Bookman respond to the public-private partnership launched by Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable’s report, “The Business Imperative for Early Education.”