National Journal

By Carolina González

Kids don’t vote. Yet every election cycle brings promises to improve children’s lives in the name of bipartisan family values.

With 16 months to go in the long presidential campaign slog, candidates are polishing up their talking points on how to improve the lot of the American family. Some even talk about supporting programs that help parents better prepare their preschoolers for academic success.

The reality is that parents all across the economic spectrum face struggles they shouldn’t have to because when it comes to valuing what families need, our elected representatives are out to recess…

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