In recent months, I’ve had the opportunity to sit at tables with federal and state legislators, committee members, and education leaders—spaces where decisions shape not only systems, but the lived realities of millions of children…
We talk a lot about systems—education systems, health systems, economic systems—but far less about the human infrastructure required to make those systems actually work. Here’s the truth: systems don’t fail because of design alone. They…
Early childhood is not simply a time for acquiring skills—it is a time for organizing the brain. Before a child can read, write, or solve problems, their nervous system must be prepared to receive, process,…