Barriers to child care kept an estimated 66,000 Montanans from fully engaging in the workforce in 2023. Families, providers, policymakers and higher education are searching for a solution.
The new Disability Reproductive Equity Act marks a new chapter in disability history, where more organizations are willing to work together on reproductive rights and justice issues.
To draw women into the semiconductor and construction industries, the CHIPS Act requires companies to provide child care. But will it boost the supply of care, or exacerbate an existing crisis?
Dozens of states are out of compliance with at least one component of a federal law’s requirements, a congressional report found. But the problems are so complicated, it’s unclear if anyone has a solution.
The rule from the Biden administration is the biggest nursing reform in decades — and a step toward improving nursing home conditions.
Participation by 130 single caregivers in a guaranteed income program resulted in increased financial stability — but it also made space for parenting and quality time.
The president addressed care workers Tuesday with a renewed commitment to children, people with disabilities, older adults and the people who care for them.
Many families that receive government assistance for child care still pay a lot out-of-pocket. A new Biden administration rule will lower those costs and improve payments to day care providers.
Four years into the pandemic, disabled people interviewed by The 19th described feeling isolated and hopeless.
International au pairs provide low-cost care to U.S. families — but it’s a system plagued with problems of pay and lack of protections. And almost nobody likes the proposed fix.