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Preventing gender bias

How parents and caregivers can work to counter stereotyping and discrimination — starting in early childhood Despite gains in gender equality, ingrained biases about males and females still exist — and can have grave consequences. Stubborn beliefs cultivated from an early age such as “girls are bad at math,” “girls...
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Making math a family thing

Strategies for parents and teachers on closing the math gap between home and school Recently overheard in a preschool classroom: Child 1: 100 is big.  Child 2: Infinity is really big.  Child 3: Infinity is counting forever.  Child 2: Zero means nothing.  Child 1: People who are 100 hit their heads on the ceiling. As...

Little Free Libraries increase access to books for low-income kids

Children’s books that can benefit a child’s early learning are simply something many communities do not have. For children in low income neighborhoods, there is just one age-appropriate book for every 300 children. Compare that with 13 books per child in middle-income areas, there’s certainly inequity experienced early in a...

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