On Friday, November 21, at 2 pm ET, Elliot Haspel will join the Roosevelt Institute for our book club series to discuss his latest book, Raising a Nation: 10 Reasons Every American Has a Stake in Child Care for All.
The US is experiencing an undeniable childcare accessibility and affordability crisis. We need a significant influx of federal funding to solve the crisis and to collectively acknowledge that public childcare is a necessary investment for a functioning economy and society. Elliot Haspel’s new book asks what it will actually take to get us there, exploring how to build a compelling argument to win such a policy sea change. In it, he outlines 10 cases advocates, policymakers, parents, and providers can make, as a movement, to push for what we really need on childcare—from a solidarity argument, to childcare as patriotism, to childcare as a part of the American Dream.
Join us for a virtual discussion with Elliot about how we can all work to make the case for childcare as a public good. We look forward to seeing you there.
Speakers
Elliot Haspel
Author of Raising a Nation: 10 Reasons Every American Has a Stake in Child Care for All and Senior Fellow, CapitaElliot Haspel is a nationally-recognized family policy expert and commentator, with a specialty in child care issues. He is the author of Crawling Behind: America’s Childcare Crisis and How to Fix It as well as Raising a Nation: 10 Reasons Every American Has a Stake in Child Care For All, in addition to many policy reports, and the Substack The Family Frontier. Elliot has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, appeared on television as an analyst, and his writings have appeared in a wide variety of top publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. He is regularly sought out by journalists, and has been quoted in such mediums as NPR, The Guardian, and TIME Magazine. He lives in Denver with his spouse and two children.
Lena Bilik
Program Manager, Roosevelt InstituteAs program manager, Lena supports think tank staff and fellows with research and project management, particularly related to the care economy and worker power. Lena has 10 years of experience in advocacy, policy analysis and research, community organizing, and communications in the nonprofit, philanthropic, and academic sectors. Lena holds a master of public administration from the City University of New York, Baruch College and a bachelor of arts in English from Skidmore College.