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Why child care in the U.S. lags behind much of the world
Ideological differences make more of a difference than financial resources in keeping U.S. child care behind.
Joy Borkholder
Joy Borkholder is a Seattle-based freelance journalist whose work has also appeared in InvestigateWest, the South Seattle Emerald and palabra. She has won awards for reporting on civil rights, voting
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Measuring the toll of a broken child care system
Almost half the workforce can't leave the house with kids at home and few feasible options.
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The real costs of child care in America
In Washington state and across the country, the financial realities of child care are like mismatched puzzle pieces jammed together.
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WA child care costs rise faster than financial help for stressed families
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Investigation finds Latino ballots in WA more likely to be rejected
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