Download the Care Matters: A 2026 State Report Card on Care Affordability and Access PDF Care and caregiving are foundational to how society

Lincoln would know how to deal with these Republicans.

Every March, we look back to honor the lineage of feminist progress. But in the wake of the Trump administration’s sustained assault on women’s rights, "history" has taken on a darker meaning. This Wo...

As Republicans urge Americans to have more children but offer few supportive policies, Democrats believe reducing child care costs could be a winning message.

As families across the country prepare to carve turkey and watch football, new analysis from Groundwork Collaborative, The Century Foundation, and AFT

Executive Summary A better, more affordable country for all of us is possible, within reach, and necessary if we are to secure a brighter future for

Executive Summary A better, more affordable country for all of us is possible, within reach, and necessary if we are to secure a brighter future for

In the days following President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration, Christina Valdez, a child care provider in Minnesota, hung signs at the entrance to the b...

Across the country, no matter what background, faith, or color, people are working hard to provide for their families. But as this work has made America

Award-winning researcher, speaker, and writer Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyemen is releasing her new book, The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and

Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called child care a “textbook example of a broken market.” The problems plaguing this broken market were aptly

Americans are increasingly concerned with cost of living issues. They voted for Donald Trump to help, but he's done the opposite.

Imagine families having reliable, stable child care options that met their needs—affordable, convenient, with no wait list—and ensured their children were

As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025

PBS News asked readers to share their thoughts on having children and incentivizing childbirth — and more than 900 people responded. Here's what they said.

People in the U.S. do more than $1 trillion in unpaid caregiving annually. Asian women and Latinas do the most unpaid caregiving per capita of any group.

Republicans are finally waking up to the motherhood crisis, but their policies won’t help.

Every parent should have the freedom to go to work knowing their children are being cared for in safe environments by nurturing caregivers and early