🗳️ With nine Republicans joining all Democrats, the U.S. House of Representatives is a step closer to changing a rule that would allow new parents to vote remotely around the birth of their child.
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England approved — then doubled — new funding for 300 school-based childcare projects
Opening up as many as 6,000 new spaces for children in the country, England’s Department for Education more than doubled its £37 million funding to help roll out 300 new school-based childcare programs.
Working parents of children older than nine months old can immediately access 15 hours of funded childcare a week — increasing to 30 hours for eligible families starting in September.
The Conservative government originally began expanding funded childcare a year ago for working parents of two-year-olds — this new round of funding builds on those efforts.
Why is this good news? In addition to lowering the cost burden for families, adding spots to improve access, and investing in critical early childhood education, the program uniquely focuses on expanding access in existing primary schools, which the government says will help with continuity for children and families, and save working parents from making multiple trips in the morning and afternoon.
India has achieved a 70% reduction in under-5 child mortality since 2000, earning praise from the UN
Hailed as “exemplar” by the United Nations, India’s efforts to reduce preventable child deaths have saved millions of lives through strategic investments in its health system.
The country has achieved a 70% reduction in child mortality among children under five years old, and a 61% reduction in neonatal mortality.
In addition to providing every pregnant woman free delivery and free infant support care, the UN specifically highlighted Ayushman Bharat, which is the world’s largest health insurance program, providing annual coverage of almost $5,500 per family per year.
The UN said India’s example proves that with “political will, evidence-based strategies, and sustained investments,” these results can be achieved around the world.
The contrast between the U.S. trying to pass a rule that would allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely and the U.K. investing millions more to expand funded childcare is not lost on me. As a parent myself, it made me grit my teeth a bit.
Still, progress is progress — no matter the starting point.
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