Articles by
Chabeli Carrazana
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It’s official: Your boss has to give you time off to recover from childbirth or get an abortion
New regulations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will give millions of workers, many of them low-income women of color, access to unpaid leave for the first time.
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For families that need the most help, child care costs are about to drop
Many families that receive government assistance for child care still pay a lot out-of-pocket. A new Biden administration rule will lower those costs and improve payments to day care providers.
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For a new generation of American kids, a woman's place is on the quarter
The faces of 20 diverse women are joining the founding fathers on American currency. Educators see it as a chance to expand how U.S. history is taught.
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Just like the rest of American child care, the au pair program is broken
International au pairs provide low-cost care to U.S. families — but it’s a system plagued with problems of pay and lack of protections. And almost nobody likes the proposed fix.
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It’s Equal Pay Day — and even the White House has a gender pay gap
The disparity in Biden’s White House is slightly smaller than it was in Trump’s, but women still earn less. The biggest difference, though, is in their policies.
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If your boss is the state of Texas, some pregnancy protections just ended for you
A federal judge has blocked Texas state employees from the protections of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
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The Amendment: Investigating Child Care with Chabeli Carrazana
In this episode of The Amendment, The 19th’s economy reporter, Chabeli Carrazana, unpacks America’s child care crisis and discusses her recent investigation into child care safety regulations across the country.
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Is your state reporting child care deaths, serious injuries and abuse?
States are required to report this data, but some are not. Explore our dashboard to see whether your state complies.
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Who can you trust with your child’s safety?
A 19th investigation found more than a dozen states are failing to meet child safety regulations 10 years after the law was created. In this series, we explore why a rule designed to ensure children’s safety is taking so long to implement — and share resources on finding quality child care.
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Her son died in day care. Ten years later, the system that could've saved him is still failing.
In 2014, states were required to begin reporting how many children die, are injured or abused in child care. Some still aren’t. For parents who have lost children, it’s proof that the system isn’t working.