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We’re asking listeners about what issues Governor Healey should prioritize. Here's what to know about why childcare is scarce and expensive, and what the Governor's administration can do to support better access to childcare.

I’ve had to juggle raising my daughter and working a part-time job while attending school full time and working toward a certificate. Paying for child care on top of that is a burden that forces me to make impossible decisions.

Cape Cod Times Letters to the Editor

Legislation would ensure grant opportunities for early childhood education, pre-K and care centers, increase wages for teachers.

Worcester child care advocacy nonprofit Edward Street received a $75,000 grant from the Greater Worcester Community. This funding is essential to the organization, which serves as an example of early childhood organizations' reliance on foundational funding in the absence of adequate federal funding in a difficult economic model.

The Rennie Center for Education and Research Policy and the Massachusetts Early Childhood Funder Collaborative unveiled Early Childhood 101, an interactive website.

BOSTON — With Beacon Hill poised to address the dual challenges of access and costs of early childhood education and care this session, advocates on Thursday launched a new website

With today’s edition, the Gazette begins coverage of the 2023-2024 Massachusetts legislative session with our weekly Beacon Hill Roll Call report. This feature is a compilation of the voting records of local state representatives and senators.THE...

History, connection, ties to Massachusetts the theme as Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kimberly Driscoll take oaths of office

From housing to climate change, here's a rundown of Gov. Maura Healey's priorities, as laid out in her inauguration speech on Thursday.