April 29, 2026
Early educators have long been shut out of the existing Educator Expense Deduction (EED), which allows K-12 teachers to deduct up to $300 in classroom supplies. But a new bipartisan bill introduced last fall, and recently passed in the House of Representatives, seeks to change this.
April 6, 2026
Child care and economics are deeply intertwined. Whether parents can access—and afford—child care can impact their household income and lifelong earnings, not to mention local employers and the overall labor market.
March 31, 2026
By asking, "What is this child experiencing right now?", teachers can move beyond standard lesson structures to better understand student engagement and respond with greater intention. Recent cohorts of local educators have found this perspective transformative, using it to refine their classroom environments and deepen relationships with students from birth through third grade.
March 16, 2026
Since 2016, the program has invested $750,000 in 30 Graduate Scholars from across the University of Nebraska campuses, funding cutting-edge research on issues such as nutrition and mealtimes in child care programs, early math skills, the association between agrichemical mixtures and pediatric health outcomes in Nebraska, and prosthesis use in young children.
March 09, 2026
Roughly 150 Omaha-area superintendents, district leaders, principals, school staff, community leaders, and members of the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties Coordinating Council attended.
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