First Focus on Children provides on-the-record context, analysis and, of course, quotes about the issues pressing hardest on our nation’s children. We also offer Reporter Roundtables, newsletters and media briefs.
The Hill, by Bernie Becker … The study noted that around a quarter of the children in families with...
The Hill, by Elise Viebeck … “The House budget would make nearly every problem children face worse,” said First...
The Washington Post … Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus, discusses inequality in schools and the need for a...
The New York Times, by Bruce Lesley … Sheila C. Bair is right (“Grand Old Parity,” Op-Ed, Feb. 27):...
The Hill, by Bruce Lesley … The consequences are devastating. Recently, over the course of about two years, the...
Bloomberg Businessweek, by Heidi Przybyla … The Child Care and Development Block Grant, the main source of federal child-care...
CNN, by David L. Kirp … Kudos to the president – his call for preschool for every 4-year-old, in...
Huffington Post, by Bruce Lesley … Children join the world of sports with the hope of having fun, learning...
The Washington Post, by Jonathan Capehart … Advocates wanted President Obama to say a word about poverty in his State of...
