Hailey Gibbs, PhD
@haileygibbs.bsky.social
Associate Director, Early Childhood Policy @americanprogress.bsky.social
here for the people | ward 6 | my opinions & vibes
here for the people | ward 6 | my opinions & vibes
Reposted by Hailey Gibbs, PhD
As a former educator, I know the challenges early career teachers face. But a strong education system needs a strong teacher workforce. We surveyed new teachers across the country to better understand what they need to stay in the field.
Read more:
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
Read more:
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How To Increase the Retention of Early Career Teachers
A 2025 CAP survey of early career teachers sheds light on the experiences and factors that assisted or hindered their persistence in the field.
www.americanprogress.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As a former educator, I know the challenges early career teachers face. But a strong education system needs a strong teacher workforce. We surveyed new teachers across the country to better understand what they need to stay in the field.
Read more:
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
Read more:
www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
"...the working class is suffering under the Trump admin, & without job creation, strong wage growth, or robust worker protections, the admin's actions will leave the working class defenseless in the face of greater increases in living costs."
www.americanprogress.org/article/year...
www.americanprogress.org/article/year...
Year 1 of the Second Trump Administration Made the Working Class Weaker
The Trump administration’s actions are shrinking jobs, slowing wage growth, and raising living costs for the working class.
www.americanprogress.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"...the working class is suffering under the Trump admin, & without job creation, strong wage growth, or robust worker protections, the admin's actions will leave the working class defenseless in the face of greater increases in living costs."
www.americanprogress.org/article/year...
www.americanprogress.org/article/year...
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People under guardianship face a patchwork of voting laws that create confusion, inequity, and disenfranchisement.
I break down the data and offer state + federal solutions to protect the franchise in a new report—Democracy Denied for Disabled Americans: Guardianship and the Right To Vote.
I break down the data and offer state + federal solutions to protect the franchise in a new report—Democracy Denied for Disabled Americans: Guardianship and the Right To Vote.
Democracy Denied for Disabled Americans: Guardianship and the Right To Vote
Protecting the right to vote for many disabled Americans requires eliminating guardianship laws that restrict access to the ballot.
www.americanprogress.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
People under guardianship face a patchwork of voting laws that create confusion, inequity, and disenfranchisement.
I break down the data and offer state + federal solutions to protect the franchise in a new report—Democracy Denied for Disabled Americans: Guardianship and the Right To Vote.
I break down the data and offer state + federal solutions to protect the franchise in a new report—Democracy Denied for Disabled Americans: Guardianship and the Right To Vote.
Reposted by Hailey Gibbs, PhD
NEW: The average cost of child care is $13,000/year nationwide. Costs are rising in all but five states, and rising faster than inflation in 39 states and Washington, D.C.
@lfevalle.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social explore the state of the care economy and its workforce: go.tcf.org/carecrisis
@lfevalle.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social explore the state of the care economy and its workforce: go.tcf.org/carecrisis
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
NEW: The average cost of child care is $13,000/year nationwide. Costs are rising in all but five states, and rising faster than inflation in 39 states and Washington, D.C.
@lfevalle.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social explore the state of the care economy and its workforce: go.tcf.org/carecrisis
@lfevalle.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social explore the state of the care economy and its workforce: go.tcf.org/carecrisis
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The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility hinder Head Start providers' ability to serve the very communities that Congress directed them to serve.
We're in court defending this essential program.
We're in court defending this essential program.
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility hinder Head Start providers' ability to serve the very communities that Congress directed them to serve.
We're in court defending this essential program.
We're in court defending this essential program.
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ICE has been targeting young kids for months, separating families and instilling fear.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
ICE: Stop Terrorizing Children
ICE is traumatizing children as young as 14 – trying to strip them of their rights while they're without attorneys or family to help them. Take action against these horrific abuses now.
aclu.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICE has been targeting young kids for months, separating families and instilling fear.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Reposted by Hailey Gibbs, PhD
Republicans are ripping away people's health care to give tax cuts to billionaires.
December 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Republicans are ripping away people's health care to give tax cuts to billionaires.
In the before times, this would have had EVERY SINGLE governor across the country up in arms. Gov. Mike Braun is also a Republican, so
Republicans announce the entire state of Indiana will be defunded if they do not obey Trump by gerrymandering their state.
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In the before times, this would have had EVERY SINGLE governor across the country up in arms. Gov. Mike Braun is also a Republican, so
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Thanks for interviewing me. Without ACA premium subsidies, disabled workers will have fewer career choices and many may not be able to afford health care.
"The impact of ending the subsidies, alongside the myriad other attacks on health care access, is hard to overstate." My latest for @prismreports.org: prismreports.org/2025/12/10/a...
Thanks to @thetattooedjew.com @jz-or-not.bsky.social @seemiaroll.bsky.social for your comments and advocacy!
Thanks to @thetattooedjew.com @jz-or-not.bsky.social @seemiaroll.bsky.social for your comments and advocacy!
For disabled people, slashing health care subsidies is ‘eugenics policy,’ advocates say
Millions rely on the Affordable Care Act, especially disabled people who benefit from flexible jobs and often have more health care needs
prismreports.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thanks for interviewing me. Without ACA premium subsidies, disabled workers will have fewer career choices and many may not be able to afford health care.
what is Lutnick's kink for screwing screws?
December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
what is Lutnick's kink for screwing screws?
"Polling released this year found that a majority of Republicans now say the federal government spends too little on programs that benefit children — a notable change for a party long skeptical of new social spending."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/o...
Opinion | People Are Spending $20,000 a Year on Day Care. Here’s What Mamdani Can Do About It.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"Polling released this year found that a majority of Republicans now say the federal government spends too little on programs that benefit children — a notable change for a party long skeptical of new social spending."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/o...
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Status update on House Republicans and a health care plan, after this morning’s conference meeting:
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
December 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The supply crisis in a nutshell: "Like millions of working parents... reached out to 70+ daycares within 1hr radius & still haven’t secured a spot... Childcare breakdowns aren’t personal inconveniences. They're workforce issues shaping the future of work."
www.forbes.com/sites/alliku...
www.forbes.com/sites/alliku...
Why Working Parents Are Reaching A Breaking Point Over Childcare
Childcare costs are rising, care slots are disappearing, and parents are being pushed to the brink. Here’s why childcare has become a workforce issue, not a personal one.
www.forbes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The supply crisis in a nutshell: "Like millions of working parents... reached out to 70+ daycares within 1hr radius & still haven’t secured a spot... Childcare breakdowns aren’t personal inconveniences. They're workforce issues shaping the future of work."
www.forbes.com/sites/alliku...
www.forbes.com/sites/alliku...
"Immigrant childcare workers & preschool teachers, the majority of whom work & live in the US legally, say they are wracked by anxiety over possible encounters w ICE. Some left the field, others have been forced out by changes to immigration policy."
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
Trump's crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers
President Donald Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and already strained by a worker sh...
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Immigrant childcare workers & preschool teachers, the majority of whom work & live in the US legally, say they are wracked by anxiety over possible encounters w ICE. Some left the field, others have been forced out by changes to immigration policy."
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reposted by Hailey Gibbs, PhD
"Our analysis shows that in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve...highlighting increasing disparities in their built environments."
Nature research paper: Built environment disparities are amplified during extreme weather recovery
go.nature.com/3YcD2ZS
go.nature.com/3YcD2ZS
Built environment disparities are amplified during extreme weather recovery - Nature
Higher-income neighbourhoods rebuild and improve after disasters while lower-income areas do not return to pre-disaster conditions.
go.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Our analysis shows that in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve...highlighting increasing disparities in their built environments."
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
Reposted by Hailey Gibbs, PhD
CAP's statement in response to ACIP's dangerous and unconscionable vote to end recommendations for HepB vaccines for newborns, reversing efforts to protect them from the risk of infection, illness, and death. www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
CAP's statement in response to ACIP's dangerous and unconscionable vote to end recommendations for HepB vaccines for newborns, reversing efforts to protect them from the risk of infection, illness, and death. www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...
Reposted by Hailey Gibbs, PhD
The process was riddled with inaccuracies, falsehoods, and confusion. The outcome threatens babies and reverses decades of progress in preventing hepatitis B infection, illness, and death. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The process was riddled with inaccuracies, falsehoods, and confusion. The outcome threatens babies and reverses decades of progress in preventing hepatitis B infection, illness, and death. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
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Its always good to see charity, but this donation to children will be much less impactful than it could be 🧵
The problem lies in the faulty design of “Trump Accounts”
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The problem lies in the faulty design of “Trump Accounts”
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Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account. n.pr/4rzXG3L
Michael and Susan Dell commit $6.25 billion for investment accounts for kids
Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Its always good to see charity, but this donation to children will be much less impactful than it could be 🧵
The problem lies in the faulty design of “Trump Accounts”
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The problem lies in the faulty design of “Trump Accounts”
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Reposted by Hailey Gibbs, PhD
@khanna.house.gov on the economic possibility of universal childcare: "If we could do it in 1945, we can certainly do it in 2025."
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
@khanna.house.gov on the economic possibility of universal childcare: "If we could do it in 1945, we can certainly do it in 2025."
Reposted by Hailey Gibbs, PhD
Latest from @haileygibbs.bsky.social about the ways that Head Start programs support youth mental health! www.americanprogress.org/article/head...
Head Start Is a Model for Supporting Child and Family Mental Health
Amid a pronounced youth mental health crisis in the United States, Head Start stands out as a crucial model for addressing the needs of vulnerable young children.
www.americanprogress.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Latest from @haileygibbs.bsky.social about the ways that Head Start programs support youth mental health! www.americanprogress.org/article/head...
The youth mental health crisis in the US is rising, & it impacts kids as young as infancy. As the OBBBA is implemented, that crisis will worsen. Programs like #HeadStart can help mitigate families' struggles through its wraparound supports. To learn more: www.americanprogress.org/article/head...
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The youth mental health crisis in the US is rising, & it impacts kids as young as infancy. As the OBBBA is implemented, that crisis will worsen. Programs like #HeadStart can help mitigate families' struggles through its wraparound supports. To learn more: www.americanprogress.org/article/head...
Reposted by Hailey Gibbs, PhD
#HeadStart is an effective model for supporting the mental health needs of children and their families because of its multigenerational approach. Rd more about how this program helps address the youth mental health crisis. @haileygibbs.bsky.social
www.americanprogress.org/article/head...
www.americanprogress.org/article/head...
Head Start Is a Model for Supporting Child and Family Mental Health
Amid a pronounced youth mental health crisis in the United States, Head Start stands out as a crucial model for addressing the needs of vulnerable young children.
www.americanprogress.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#HeadStart is an effective model for supporting the mental health needs of children and their families because of its multigenerational approach. Rd more about how this program helps address the youth mental health crisis. @haileygibbs.bsky.social
www.americanprogress.org/article/head...
www.americanprogress.org/article/head...
Heading to LA for #BUILD25? Don’t miss my session with @kcpeeks.bsky.social, on re-envisioning a universal B-5 system amid unprecedented attacks on children and families. Let’s get to the heart of building strong systems that work for everyone. Register here: build2025.vfairs.com #BUILD25
BUILD25: The Heart of the Matter: Building Community and Strong Systems for Youn
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December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Heading to LA for #BUILD25? Don’t miss my session with @kcpeeks.bsky.social, on re-envisioning a universal B-5 system amid unprecedented attacks on children and families. Let’s get to the heart of building strong systems that work for everyone. Register here: build2025.vfairs.com #BUILD25