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mary

@squillace

Director of Content @happiestbaby. Not a cool mom. | IG: msquillace

 LA via NYC via OH
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Joined February 2009
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I worry our public education system is being gutted. I also worry that racial segregation in our schools is deepening. To me, these “pods” risk increasing the racial and class separation already cemented by residential segregation and gentrification in US neighborhoods.
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@WSJ25 Jul 2020
Wary to send their kids to school in the fall, some parents are coming up with alternatives—like joining other households to form their own little schools on.wsj.com/32NZUUf
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Yet another excellent analytic piece this morning on the economic impact of the child-care crisis. Can this sort of convergence finally lead to political action? vox.com/2020/7/16/21324192/c…
America’s child care problem is an economic problem

America’s child care problem is an economic problem

“Families are not okay,” one expert says. It’s making the economic crisis way worse.

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It’s not that it’s impossible to open schools full time with coronavirus safety measure in place. It’s that public schools haven’t been given the resources to do it: nytimes.com/2020/07/16/upsho…
In the Same Towns, Private Schools Are Reopening While Public Schools Are Not (Published 2020)

In the Same Towns, Private Schools Are Reopening While Public Schools Are Not (Published 2020)

Private schools have always had more flexibility, and usually more money, but never has that disparity made a bigger difference than now.

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@NPR5 Jun 2020
"I'm praying to God," said Bianca Austin, Breonna Taylor's aunt. "We need real change in America. I've got to still raise a little black boy here in the world we live in. ... Nobody's safe. If this can happen to Breonna, it can happen to anybody." trib.al/s7fRyA5
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What’s the Harm in Posting About Our Kids on Social Media? (via @medium): trib.al/xu7VjnN
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Being a Working Parent is Complicated — Supporting Working Families Shouldn’t Be (via @medium): trib.al/uqRo6Z7
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Wrote a little something about having a daughter who's a picky eater, and being one myself. This link should allow you to skip the paywall: medium.com/p/whats-harder-th…
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This is worth a read: a thought-provoking reminder that education reform isn’t a cure-all. As a supporter of education reform, I agree that fixing educational inequality requires doing more to address the broader, systemic sources of economic inequality. theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
Better Schools Won’t Fix America

Better Schools Won’t Fix America

Like many rich Americans, I used to think educational investment could heal the country’s ills—but I was wrong. Fighting inequality must come first.

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Let's normalize parenting at work. My latest in the @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
End the Plague of Secret Parenting

End the Plague of Secret Parenting

If mothers and fathers speak openly about child-care obligations, their colleagues will adapt.

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A great read about stereotypes, pricing, and modern Mexican dining by @racefortheprize buff.ly/2PFiNQJ
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