Massachusetts Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday applauded the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which calls for sweeping nationwide reforms aimed at addressing...
Sentinel & Enterprise: Early education centers will need nearly $700 million to reopen and recover
BOSTON — Early education centers and family day care homes in Massachusetts will need an infusion of $690 million over the next five months to successfully reopen and recover from the shutdown...
Worcester Telegram: Report: State early ed system needs $690M to safely reopen
Early education centers and family day care homes in Massachusetts will need an infusion of $690 million over the next five months to successfully reopen and recover from the shutdown caused by the...
CNBC: As Dems, GOP spar over student debt relief, here’s what borrowers can expect in the coming months
Former Vice President Joe Biden made an announcement in April that was mostly drowned out by more and more alarming developments of the coronavirus pandemic: As president, he would forgive...
WHDH: Mass. childcare centers look at operating at a loss of money under state reopening guidelines
SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - As the state moves forward with Phase 2 of its reopening plan, childcare centers and summer camps are hoping to get back to business soon - but many know that getting back...
Boston.com: Katherine Clark says childcare providers face a ‘nearly impossible situation’ as they reopen
The child care center sector in the United States was already on precarious grounds — prohibitively expensive for many families, despite operating on thin financial margins, while paying most...
Boston Globe: Congresswoman Katherine Clark seeks billions for child care infrastructure
Representative Katherine Clark on Tuesday unveiled a new bill aimed at helping child care facilities safely reopen after coronavirus lockdowns and supporting early educators who work for them.Called...
State House News Service: Reopening Costs Straining Mass. Child Care System
At the Open Center for Children in Somerville, Executive Director Sarah Sian is working through the logistics of reopening the child care center after being closed for months due to the...
WGBH: Rep. Katherine Clark Says She Plans To File $10B Grant Fund For Day Care Centers’ Reopening
As the director of the Open Center for Children in Somerville, Sarah Sian is working through the logistics of reopening the child care center after being closed for months due to the pandemic.When...
Framingham Source: Photo of the Day: Congresswoman Clark Joins Student Protest in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM - Congresswoman Katherine Clark joined a student unity protest today, June 13, in Framingham along Edgell Road at the Framingham Centre Common.The event was organized by the Black Student...
Framingham Source: Senators Markey & Warren, Lead Mass. Delegation in Calling on Trump Administration To Bring More Retailers into SNAP Online Program
WASHINGTON DC - United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) are...
Wall Street Journal: Some Lawmakers Argue Unrest Heightens Need for Aid to States and Cities
WASHINGTON—Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers pushing to secure more state and local aid in the next stimulus package said the unrest sparked by the killing of George Floyd has magnified the...
NBC Boston: Mass. Child Care Guidance Won’t Create ‘Hugging Police,’ Commissioner Says
A Massachusetts congresswoman hosted a roundtable discussion Thursday to discuss a major issue for parents as the state reopens: reopening child care."The status quo doesn't work for families, it...
WBUR: Mass. Delegation Pushes For Sweeping Law Enforcement Reforms
Members of the Massachusetts delegation backed sweeping legislation to overhaul police practices and accountability following the killing of George Floyd and sweeping nationwide protests decrying...
CNBC: Elizabeth Warren urges the SBA and Treasury to help keep child-care providers afloat
Nearly half of day cares, preschools and child-care centers around the country were forced to temporarily close during the coronavirus pandemic. And many are struggling to reopen, especially...
WGBH: Daycare Centers Gear Up To Reopen Under New Mass. Rules
Fewer kids, less interaction and masks on small children. When daycare centers re-open at the end of this month, it will be under a set of new rules.Inside the Wollaston Child Care Center in Quincy,...
Framingham Source: Rep. Clark Stands With Congressional Black Caucus As Original Co-Sponsor of Justice In Policing Act
WASHINGTON DC - Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, joined the Congressional Black Caucus as an original co-sponsor of the Justice in Policing Act,...
Los Angeles Times: Child care is still the missing ingredient for a fast economic recovery
WASHINGTON — After weeks at home, Ana Arroyo, 28, is ready to get out of the house and back to work. Her employer, Merced County Community Action Agency, has reopened and her job is just...
Boston Herald: Democrats unveil sweeping police reform amid George Floyd protests
Democrats introduced a sweeping overhaul of police procedures Monday that would hold officers more accountable for misconduct as protests over police brutality stemming from the death of...
Alternet: Progressives in Congress file resolution condemning police brutality, racial bias, war on drugs
As protests erupted across the country after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, a dozen progressive Democratic House members filed a resolution May 29...